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The persistent vegetative state
Postgraduate Medicine, 1990(1990). The persistent vegetative state. Postgraduate Medicine: Vol. 88, No. 8, pp. 150-152.
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2004
Abstract The term ‘persistent vegetative state’ was coined in 1972 and has since been used to describe patients who respond to stimulation only in a reflex way but show no signs of awareness. Diagnosis is made by repeated clinical examination.
Topper Rudolf, Nacimientq Wilhelm
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Abstract The term ‘persistent vegetative state’ was coined in 1972 and has since been used to describe patients who respond to stimulation only in a reflex way but show no signs of awareness. Diagnosis is made by repeated clinical examination.
Topper Rudolf, Nacimientq Wilhelm
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Persistent vegetative state: an ethical reappraisal
Neurological Sciences, 2011New knowledge from scientific research on vegetative state (VS) and its consequences in clinical practice are reviewed. The ambiguity of the concept of consciousness and the difficult issue of its moral significance are then examined. The Authors stress the need for longitudinal prognostic studies, the promotion of an expert widespread use of ...
D. Tarquini +9 more
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Persistent Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States
Reviews in the Neurosciences, 2009The diagnosis and management of patients with persistent vegetative (PVS) and minimally conscious (MCS) states entail powerful medical, ethical and legal debates. The recent description of the MCS highlights the crucial role of unexpected and well-documented recoveries of cognitive functions.
Calixto, Machado, Julius, Korein
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Survey of British clinicians' views on management of patients in persistent vegetative state
Lancet, The, 1996Trevor Murrells
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