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.
Stupor
Syncope +
Synonyms
Exact Synonyms:
Minimally Conscious State
;
Minimally Conscious States
;
PVS (Persistent Vegetative State)
;
Permanent Vegetative State
;
Permanent Vegetative States
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Persistent Unawareness State
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Persistent Unawareness States
;
Persistent Vegetative States
;
Post Comatose Unawareness State
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Post Traumatic Unawareness State