Magnetic Resonance Imaging Characteristics of Persistent Vegetative State Due to Prolonged Hypoglycemia [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Hypoglycemia is the sudden decrease in serum glucose level
Ayse Guler +4 more
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The experiences of the caregivers caring for the patients in persistent vegetative state due to traumatic brain injury [PDF]
SAGE Open Medicine, 2023 Objective: Persistent vegetative state often occurs as a result of traumatic brain injuries; these patients are usually hospitalized for sustained periods, and the family caregivers are the main care providers in Iranian hospitals, especially for chronic
Ehsan Alimohammadi +4 more
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Clinical application of Chinese Nanjing persistent vegetative state scale [PDF]
Chinese Medical Journal, 2020 . Background. It is a challenge to characterize the consciousness level of patients with severe disturbance of consciousness and predict their prognosis effectively for Chinese doctors. We aimed to investigate the psychometric property and the diagnostic
Pei-Dong Wang +8 more
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The Effects of Enteral Nutrition on the Intestinal Environment in Patients in a Persistent Vegetative State [PDF]
Foods, 2022 Enteral nutrition (EN) is a rational approach to providing nutritional intake via the intestines in patients who are unable to tolerate parenteral nutrition.
Hiroshi Matsuoka +14 more
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Outcomes of Bone Marrow-Derived Mononuclear Cell Transplantation for Patients in Persistent Vegetative State After Drowning: Report of Five Cases [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020 Aim: Anoxic brain injury (ABI) due to non-fatal drowning may cause persistent vegetative state (VS) that is currently incurable. The aim of this paper is to present the safety and feasibility of autologous bone marrow-derived mononuclear cell (BMMNC ...
Nguyen Thanh Liem +10 more
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Hydrogen inhalation promotes recovery of a patient in persistent vegetative state from intracerebral hemorrhage: A case report and literature review. [PDF]
World J Clin Cases, 2022 BACKGROUND Persistent vegetative state (PVS) is a devastating and long-lasting clinical condition with high morbidity and mortality; currently, there are no available effective interventions. CASE SUMMARY We report the case of an 11-year-old boy with PVS
Huang Y +6 more
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Provision of renal care for patients with end stage kidney disease in persistent vegetative state, in United Arab Emirates: a national survey of renal physicians [PDF]
Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2018 Patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) with severely impaired cognitive function have no survival benefit from dialysis. We therefore undertook a survey to explore the renal physicians’ practices of withholding and withdrawal of dialysis treatment
Fayez Ebrahim Alshamsi +4 more
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Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 2020 Background: Providing care for patients in Persistent Vegetative State (PVS) by family caregivers without enough training and knowledge may be problematic both for the patients and for the caregivers.
Fateme Goudarzi +2 more
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Identifying Features of Electroencephalography Associated with Improved Awareness in Persistent Vegetative State via Multiscale Entropy: A Machine Learning Modeling Study [PDF]
Neurotrauma ReportsAccurate differentiation between persistent vegetative state (PVS) and minimally conscious state and estimation of recovery likelihood in patients in PVS are crucial.
Keyun Lai +10 more
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Case report: Tongdu Xingshen acupuncture for a patient with persistent vegetative state after herpes simplex virus encephalitis [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 IntroductionA persistent vegetative state (PVS) can be caused by traumatic or non-traumatic brain injury. PVS is a complex clinical condition with numerous complications.
Bingxu Jin +3 more
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