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Affective reserve in multiple sclerosis. [PDF]

open access: yesMult Scler
Freedman DE, Campbell KA, Feinstein A.
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Persistent vegetative state

The Lancet, 1997
SIR—Adam Zeman (Sept 13, p 795) is to be congratulated on his excellent discussion of the concept of persistent vegetative state (PVS). As he points out, this concept is based on a particular model of consciousness and wakefulness that has certain shortcomings.
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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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Persistent Vegetative State

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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Persistent vegetative state: an ethical reappraisal

Neurological Sciences, 2011
New 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, 2009
The 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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