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Difficulties in diagnosing the vegetative state

British Journal of Neurosurgery, 2004
(2004). Difficulties in diagnosing the vegetative state. British Journal of Neurosurgery: Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 5-7.
John D. Pickard +4 more
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Apallic syndrome is not apallic: is vegetative state vegetative?

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 2005
Initial conceptualisation about the nature of vegetative state (VS) assumed at least temporary loss of the entire cortical functioning. Since a broad range of stimulus-related cortical activations was demonstrated in VS patients, this simplified idea is not tenable any longer, but no alternative concept emerges instead.
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The Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States

2008
Publisher Summary Persistent vegetative state (PVS) describes the patients who recovered from coma with periods of wakefulness but without any sign of self or environmental awareness. This emphasizes the dissociation between the still-viable vegetative functions (e.g., respiration, heart rate, blood pressure) and the complete loss of cognition.
Richard J. Malone, Joseph T. Giacino
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PET in coma and in vegetative state

European Journal of Neurology, 2011
Advances in resuscitation and critical care management have resulted in the survival of many patients despite severe brain damage. These patients may remain in coma or in vegetative state. The probability of recovery of conscious function is dependent on the extent of structural brain damage, which is difficult to assess by clinical, laboratory or ...
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The French Vegetative State