People with so-called disorders of consciousness are either in a coma or a vegetative state, where they show no awareness of their environment, or a minimally conscious state, where they show ...

It involves people who have been in a coma – usually because of a head ... This is called being in a vegetative state, or a minimally conscious state, depending on the exact nature of their ...

The 29-year-old Native American has been under the care of the facility since she was between ages 2-3, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE The woman in a vegetative state, who gave ...

(CNN)-- A woman who has been in a vegetative state for nearly 17 years was transferred ... his daughter visited a friend who was in a coma and told him she didn't want the same thing to happen ...

Brain Injury and Consciousness — ITT Episode 38: New research using functional brain imaging reveals that many patients considered to be in a coma or vegetative state and who are unresponsive ...

The recent re-definition of vegetative state as unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... be used for its clinical assessment. Although the Coma Recovery Scale – Revised is the most recommended ...

Clauss R and Nel W (2006) Drug induced arousal from the permanent vegetative state. NeuroRehabilitation ... Patients were scored on the Glasgow Coma Scale and the Rancho Los Amigos Cognitive ...