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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: 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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Reporting on the persistent vegetative state in Europe
Medical Law Review, 1998This paper reports on the results of a European survey of the views of doctors on the range of moral, legal and public policy issues raised by persons in a persistent vegetative state. In particular, it discusses the medical debate regarding PVS, the different legal and regulatory positions on PVS and how doctors think about PVS across different ...
Walsh, Patricia, Grubb, A, Lambe, N
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Persistent vegetative state: a presumption to treat.
Theoretical medicine, 1997The article briefly analyzes the concept of a person, arguing that personhood does not coincide with the actual enjoyment of certain intellectual capacities, but is coextensive with the embodiment of a human individual. Since in PVS patients we can observe a human individual functioning as a whole, we must conclude that these patients are still human ...
CATTORINI, PAOLO MARINO, Reichlin, M.
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Hydrocephalus in Persistent Vegetative State
Journal of Korean Neurotraumatology Society, 2006Methods: 39 patients with hydrocephalic PVS were included in this study. W e analyzed the clinical outcome and prognosis according to clinical parameters, especially in relation to the shunt operation. Results: In 39 patients with hydrocephalic PVS, 26 underwent a shunt operation and 13 were treated conservatively.
Kum Whang +5 more
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Persistent Vegetative State and Head Trauma [PDF]
Archives of Neurology, 1986 To the Editor. —From a group of 81 patients in coma, Dr Hansotia1reported the clinical and electrophysiologic findings in eight who manifested the "persistent vegetative state." All eight patients sustained nontraumatic brain injuries, and none improved beyond the vegetative state, including four who died.
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PET of infant in persistent vegetative state
Pediatric Neurology, 1993This is the first report of cranial positron emission tomography findings of an infant in a persistent vegetative state. Serial positron emission tomography/2-deoxy-2[18F]fluoro-D-glucose studies demonstrated persistent global reduction of cerebral glucose metabolism, results similar to those found in adults in persistent vegetative states.
Paul D. Larsen +4 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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