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... > Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Consciousness Disorders > Unconsciousness > Persistent Vegetative State
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Neurologic Manifestations > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Consciousness Disorders > Unconsciousness > Persistent Vegetative State
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Consciousness Disorders > Unconsciousness > Persistent Vegetative State
Mental Disorders > Neurocognitive Disorders > Consciousness Disorders > Unconsciousness > Persistent Vegetative State
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Disease Attributes > Chronic Disease > Brain Damage, Chronic > Persistent Vegetative State
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Brain Damage, Chronic > Persistent Vegetative State

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Persistent Vegetative State  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

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.

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Entry terms

  • Persistent Unawareness State
  • PVS (Persistent Vegetative State)
  • Vegetative State, Persistent

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