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A persistent vegetative state is a condition of patients with severe brain damage who were in a coma, but then progressed to a state of wakefulness without ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistent_vegetative_state - Similar
May 1, 2009 ... Coma and Persistent Vegetative State information sheet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/coma/coma.htm - Similar
A persistent vegetative state occurs when, after a coma, a patient loses cognition and can only perform certain, involuntary actions on his or her own. ...
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We define persistent vegetative state as a vegetative state present one month ... The clinical course and outcome of a persistent vegetative state depend on ...
content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/330/21/1499 - Similar
Discusses the withdrawal of food and fluids from PVS patients without other complicating conditions from a Christian viewpoint.
www.xenos.org/ministries/crossroads/donal/pvs.htm - Similar
If the diagnosis of persistent vegetative state is in doubt, ... Most patients in a persistent vegetative state die within 6 mo of the original brain damage ...
www.merck.com/mmpe/sec16/ch212/ch212b.html - Similar
Mar 6, 2009 ... The thing is that people are continuing to use the term persistent vegetative state to describe her condition. I think this is misusing the ...
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According to the American task force, the most important factors determining the outcome of the persistent vegetative state are the patient's age and the ...
www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/310/6976/341 - Similar
Expected to exist in this condition for another thirty to forty years with no hope of improvement, she was said to be in a persistent vegetative state. ...
www.bethel.edu/~rakrob/files/PVS.html - Similar
... Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) · Persistent Vegetative State (PVS) · Personhood · Physician-Assisted Suicide · Preferential Option for the Poor ...
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