THE PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE – GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

THE PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE – GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

The persistent vegetative state is a clinical condition of complete unawareness of the self and the environment accompanied by sleep-wake cycles with either complete or partial preservation of hypothalamic and brainstem autonomic functions. It usually follows the coma and it means that due to extens...

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Main Authors: Eva Georghita, Catioara Cristescu, Luminita Neagoe, V. Ciubotaru, Ligia Tataranu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2011-09-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Neurology
Subjects:
persistent vegetative state
brainstem
coma
Online Access:https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_NEUROLOGY/Revista_Romana_de_NEUROLOGIE-2011-Nr.3/RJN_2011_3_Art-04.pdf
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spelling doaj-47d5a47094b04b6d99698cdb05532c322020-11-25T02:04:51ZengAmaltea Medical Publishing HouseRomanian Journal of Neurology1843-81482069-60942011-09-0110312613010.37897/RJN.2011.3.4THE PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE – GENERAL CONSIDERATIONSEva Georghita0Catioara Cristescu1Luminita Neagoe2V. Ciubotaru3Ligia Tataranu41st Neurosurgical Clinic, 4th Neurosurgical Department, “Bagdasar-Arseni” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania1st Neurosurgical Clinic, 4th Neurosurgical Department, “Bagdasar-Arseni” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania1st Neurosurgical Clinic, 4th Neurosurgical Department, “Bagdasar-Arseni” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania1st Neurosurgical Clinic, 4th Neurosurgical Department, “Bagdasar-Arseni” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania1st Neurosurgical Clinic, 4th Neurosurgical Department, “Bagdasar-Arseni” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, RomaniaThe persistent vegetative state is a clinical condition of complete unawareness of the self and the environment accompanied by sleep-wake cycles with either complete or partial preservation of hypothalamic and brainstem autonomic functions. It usually follows the coma and it means that due to extensive and irrevocable brain damage a patients is highly unlikely ever to achieve higher functions above a vegetative state. This state does not mean that improvement is impossible, but does open the possibility for a judicial request to end life support. The authors wish to highlight the causes, diagnosis, management and ethical considerations about this condition in our country.https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_NEUROLOGY/Revista_Romana_de_NEUROLOGIE-2011-Nr.3/RJN_2011_3_Art-04.pdfpersistent vegetative statebrainstemcoma
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author Eva Georghita
Catioara Cristescu
Luminita Neagoe
V. Ciubotaru
Ligia Tataranu
spellingShingle Eva Georghita
Catioara Cristescu
Luminita Neagoe
V. Ciubotaru
Ligia Tataranu
THE PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE – GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
Romanian Journal of Neurology
persistent vegetative state
brainstem
coma
author_facet Eva Georghita
Catioara Cristescu
Luminita Neagoe
V. Ciubotaru
Ligia Tataranu
author_sort Eva Georghita
title THE PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE – GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
title_short THE PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE – GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
title_full THE PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE – GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
title_fullStr THE PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE – GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
title_full_unstemmed THE PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE – GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
title_sort persistent vegetative state – general considerations
publisher Amaltea Medical Publishing House
series Romanian Journal of Neurology
issn 1843-8148
2069-6094
publishDate 2011-09-01
description The persistent vegetative state is a clinical condition of complete unawareness of the self and the environment accompanied by sleep-wake cycles with either complete or partial preservation of hypothalamic and brainstem autonomic functions. It usually follows the coma and it means that due to extensive and irrevocable brain damage a patients is highly unlikely ever to achieve higher functions above a vegetative state. This state does not mean that improvement is impossible, but does open the possibility for a judicial request to end life support. The authors wish to highlight the causes, diagnosis, management and ethical considerations about this condition in our country.
topic persistent vegetative state
brainstem
coma
url https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_NEUROLOGY/Revista_Romana_de_NEUROLOGIE-2011-Nr.3/RJN_2011_3_Art-04.pdf
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