Persistent Vegetative State
Persistent Vegetative State: Introduction
Persistent Vegetative State:
A persistent vegetative state,
which sometimes follows a coma, refers to a condition in which individuals
have lost cognitive neurological ... more about Persistent Vegetative State.
Persistent Vegetative State: Physically alive with basic mental function but without high mental capacity.
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causes, and treatments of Persistent Vegetative State is available below.
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Medical Textbooks Online about Persistent Vegetative State
Medical Books Excerpts
- COMA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Coma
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Coma
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Coma
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
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Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild ...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
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Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
A variety of symptoms can...read more »
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Prognosis for Persistent Vegetative State
Prognosis for Persistent Vegetative State:
The
outcome for coma and vegetative state depends on the cause and on the
location, severity, and extent of neurological damage: outcomes range from
recovery to death. People may emerge from a coma with a combination of
physical, intellectual, and psychological difficulties that need special
attention. Recovery usually occurs gradually, with patients acquiring more
and more ability to respond. Some patients never progress beyond very
basic responses, but many recover full awareness.
Patients recovering from
coma require close medical supervision. A coma rarely lasts more than 2 to
4 weeks. Some patients may regain a degree of awareness after vegetative
state. Others may remain in a vegetative state for years or even decades.
The most common cause of death for a person in a vegetative state is
infection such as pneumonia.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Coma Information Page: NINDS)
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Persistent Vegetative State: Broader Related Topics
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Article Excerpts about Persistent Vegetative State
A persistent vegetative state,
which sometimes follows a coma, refers to a condition in which individuals
have lost cognitive neurological function and awareness of the environment
but retain noncognitive function and a perserved sleep-wake cycle. It is
sometimes described as when a person is technically alive, but his/her
brain is dead. However, that description is not completely accurate.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Coma Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Persistent Vegetative State:
A state of prolonged irreversible cessation of all brain activity, including lower brain stem function with the complete absence of voluntary movements, responses to stimuli, brain stem reflexes, and spontaneous respirations. Reversible conditions which mimic this clinical state (e.g., sedative overdose, hypothermia, etc.) are excluded prior to making the determination of brain death. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp348-9)
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Persistent Vegetative State is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Persistent Vegetative State, or a subtype of Persistent Vegetative State,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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