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Issues of medical rehabilitation of patients in vegetative state
Organizational and scientific aspects of severe chronic disorders of consciousness were analyzed. Three groups of patients in a persistent vegetative state were distinguished based on the prognosis.
Leonid B. Likhterman
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The complications of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are many and are reported in literature extensively. The complication of transanal extrusion after bowel perforation is known although rare.
Asra Al Fauzi +4 more
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Withdrawal of DDAVP in the Persistent Vegetative State: A Hospital Ethics Committee Case Study [PDF]
Joseph C. Howard
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Catatonia Rating Scales in Patients with Persistent Vegetative State
Objective: Persistent vegetative state (PVS) has similar clinical presentations with catatonia. Both PVS and catatonia can be evaluated using clinical observation and rating scales.
Chin- Chuen Lin +3 more
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This article highlights the possibility of positive outcomes associated with prolonged CPR and anoxic brain injury contesting the idea that such patients will invariably end up in a persistent vegetative state.
Fateen Ata +8 more
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MEDICAL ERROR, PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE AND OVER NINETEEN LONG YEARS OF MEDICAL CARE
A medical error is a preventable adverse effect of medical care. Errors can happen in the hospital at the doctor’s office, at the pharmacy, laboratory and ward. These can also occur at home by the patient or the attendant.
Zahid Farooq Baig +4 more
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Clinical and neuroimaging determinants of minimally conscious and persistent vegetative states after acute stroke [PDF]
Background Patients with persistent vegetative state (PVS) show no evidence of awareness of self or their environment, and those with minimally conscious state (MCS) have severely impaired consciousness with minimal but definite behavioral evidence of ...
Emre Kumral +3 more
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Publication trends in neuroimaging of minimally conscious states [PDF]
We used existing and customized bibliometric and scientometric methods to analyze publication trends in neuroimaging research of minimally conscious states and describe the domain in terms of its geographic, contributor, and content features.
Alex Garnett, Grace Lee, Judy Illes
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Background: There are few treatments with limited efficacy for patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC), such as minimally conscious and persistent vegetative state (MCS and PVS).Objective: In this meta-analysis of individual patient data (IPD), we
Christen M. O'Neal +6 more
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End-of-life decisions and involvement of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Physicians in Europe
Objective: As Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine physicians are experts in functional prognoses of disabling health conditions, the aim of this study was to gain insight into their involvement in end-of-life decisions in patients with neurological or ...
Rutger Osterthun +3 more
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