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Present law has a process to ascertain whether or not a patient is in a persistent vegetative state, and it should not matter what politicians think.
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Meaning of "persistent vegetative state" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE

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Persistent vegetative state is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Persistent vegetative state

A persistent vegetative state is a disorder of consciousness in which patients with severe brain damage are in a state of partial arousal rather than true awareness. It is a diagnosis of some uncertainty in that it deals with a syndrome. After four weeks in a vegetative state, the patient is classified as in a persistent vegetative state. This diagnosis is classified as a permanent vegetative state after approximately one year of being in a vegetative state.

Definition of persistent vegetative state in the English dictionary

The definition of persistent vegetative state in the dictionary is an irreversible condition, resulting from brain damage, characterized by lack of consciousness, thought, and feeling, although reflex activities continue PVS.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE

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Synonyms and antonyms of persistent vegetative state in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «persistent vegetative state» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE

Find out the translation of persistent vegetative state to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of persistent vegetative state from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «persistent vegetative state» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

持续性植物状态
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estado vegetativo persistente
570 millions of speakers

English

persistent vegetative state
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लगातार वनस्पति राज्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حالة غيبوبة مستمرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стойкие вегетативном состоянии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estado vegetativo persistente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্থায়ী উদ্ভিদবিজ্ঞান রাষ্ট্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

état végétatif persistant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keadaan vegetatif berterusan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wachkoma
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

遷延性植物状態
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영구적 인 식물 인간 상태
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Negara vegetatif sing terus-terusan
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tình trạng thực vật dai dẳng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலையான தாவர நிலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सक्तीचे वनस्पतिवत् होणारी अवस्था
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sürekli vejetatif devlet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stato vegetativo persistente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trwały stan wegetatywny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стійкі вегетативному стані
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stare vegetativă persistentă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

επίμονη φυτική κατάσταση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanhoudende vegetatiewe toestand
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

koma
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

vedvarende vegetativ tilstand
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of persistent vegetative state

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about persistent vegetative state

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Bobby Scott
Present law has a process to ascertain whether or not a patient is in a persistent vegetative state, and it should not matter what politicians think.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE»

Discover the use of persistent vegetative state in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to persistent vegetative state and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Vegetative State: Medical Facts, Ethical and Legal Dilemmas
Life expectancy of children in a persistent vegetative state. Pediatr Neural 1994; 10: 27-33 2 Bricolo A, Turazzi S, Feriotti G. Prolonged posttraumatic unconsciousness / Neur- osurg 1980; 52: 625-34 3 Minderhoud JM, Braakman R. Het ...
Bryan Jennett, 2002
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Ethical Issues in Neurology
Lancet 2006;367:1 181-1 192. 6. See, for example, Cranford RE. Termination of treatment in the persistent vegetative state. Semin Neurol 1984;4:36-44; Bernat JL. The boundaries of the persistent vegetative state. / Clin Ethics 1992;3:176- 180; ...
James L. Bernat, 2008
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Resolving Ethical Dilemmas: A Guide for Clinicians
Although persistent vegetative state (PVS) is uncommon, the cases of Karen Ann Quinlan, Nancy Cruzan, and Theresa Schiavo, patients in PVS, dramatized fundamental questions about the goals of medicine and the definition of being a ...
Bernard Lo, 2009
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Post-Traumatic Vegetative State
Medical aspects of the persistent vegetative state, 2. N EnglJ Med 1994; 330: 1572-9. 175. Braakman R, Jennett B, Minderhoud M. Prognosis of the post- traumatic vegetative state. Acta Neurochirur 1988; 95: 49-52. 176. Minderhoud JM ...
Giuliano Dolce, Leon Sazbon, 2011
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Conscious in a Vegetative State? A Critique of the PVS ...
Head, H. and G. Holmes. “Sensory disturbances from cerebral lesions.” Brain 34.2-3 (1911): 102-254. Heindl, U.T. and M.C. Laub. “Outcome of persistent vegetative state following hypoxic or traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents.
Peter John McCullagh, 2006
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Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists
If patients can blink meaningfully, the physician should test their ability to see and calculate. Afterward, physicians can undertake detailed mental status testing. Persistent Vegetative State Extensive cerebral damage, in either children or adults ...
David Myland Kaufman, 2007
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Traumatic Brain Injury: Rehabilitation, Treatment, and Case ...
Ashwal et al.,198 in a study reporting on the most severely injured of TBI survivors, found that those who remained in a persistent vegetative state had a mortality rate of 82% at 3 years postinjury and 95% at 5 years postinjury. People with TBI ...
Mark J. Ashley, 2003
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Music Therapy and Neurological Rehabilitation: Performing Health
CHAPTER 6 Encounter with the Conscious Being of People in Persistent Vegetative State Ansgar H erleenrath Sono ergo sum — Isound, therefiore Iam This chapter is based on qualitative research of music therapy with patients suffering from ...
David Aldridge, 2005
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Practical Decision Making in Health Care Ethics: Cases and ...
The Institute's website in 2008 stated that PVS is a ''synonym'' for coma and that '' some patients may regain a degree of awareness after persistent vegetative state .'' Coma patients look as if they are in a deep sleep. Their eyes remain closed ...
Raymond J. Devettere, 2010
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Neurobehavioral Consequences of Closed Head Injury
This scale describes four levels of recovery: persistent vegetative state (PVS); severe disability (SD); moderate disability (MD); and good recovery (GR). Each category of outcome is a composite of cognitive, physical, and social functioning.
Harvey S. Levin, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term persistent vegetative state is used in the context of the following news items.
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Doctors at Hospital in France Postpone Starving Disabled Patient to …
They claim that he is not in a “persistent vegetative state,” but responsive. It was always known that initial impetus in January 2014 to withdraw ... «LifeNews.com, Jul 15»
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Doctors seek protection in French coma patient feud
... brain damage in 1990 when her heart stopped, and she entered what doctors refer to as a “persistent vegetative state,” or prolonged coma. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Two quizzed over sectarian murder of beating victim
After the attack Mr McCauley never regained consciousness and spent the last nine years in a persistent vegetative state in care facilities. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Doctors tangle over comatose patient
... had echoes of the legal fight over Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who in 1990 entered what doctors refer to as a “persistent vegetative state. «Press Herald, Jul 15»
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Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v Y [2015] EWHC …
Examples include children in Persistent Vegetative State (PVS), Minimally Conscious State, or those with such severe cognitive impairment that ... «Family Law, Jul 15»
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Dealing with end-of-life care
Studies show that most people don't want to be attached to machines or in a persistent vegetative state. Often it is family members, however, ... «White Mountain Independent, Jul 15»
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Golan the Insatiable: “Golan the Impregnable”
This turns out to mean forcing Keith into a “persistent vegetative state” in hopes of securing the all-important sympathy vote. And she's right! «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 15»
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Northern Ireland: loyalist charged with 2006 murder of Catholic man
John McClements outside Derry magistrates court. Paul McCauley was left in a persistent vegetative state after an attack in July 2006. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Coma patients' families feel severe guilt & anger, say doctors
... to discuss the pros and cons of an intervention that will take the patient from the death-bed to a persistent vegetative state. "Saving lives is our ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Q&A: What is locked-in syndrome?
However, they cannot move as all their muscles are paralysed and to a casual observer they look to be in a persistent vegetative state. «Irish Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Persistent vegetative state [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/persistent-vegetative-state>. May 2024 ».
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