Persistent Vegetative State (definition)

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Persistent Vegetative State

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Definition: Vegetative state refers to the neurocognitive status of individuals with severe brain damage, in whom physiologic functions (sleep-wake cycles, autonomic control, and breathing) persist, but awareness (including all cognitive function and emotion) is abolished.

see also AKINETIC MUTISM
See Also Coma; Akinetic Mutism

Other names Vegetative States, Transient; Vegetative States, Post-Traumatic; Vegetative States, Persistent; Vegetative States, Permanent; Vegetative States; Vegetative State, Transient; Vegetative State, Permanent; Unawarenesses, Prolonged Post-Traumatic; Vegetative State, Persistent; Post-Traumatic Vegetative State; Permanent Vegetative State; Minimally Conscious State; Vegetative State, Post-Traumatic; Unawareness, Prolonged Post-Traumatic; Unawareness States, Posttraumatic; Unawareness States, Postcomatose; Unawareness States, Post-Traumatic; Unawareness States, Post-Comatose; Unawareness States, Persistent; Unawareness State, Posttraumatic

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
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