He found that the connectivity of people in
permanently vegetative states turns out to be different from that of people who eventually regain awareness.
Not exact matches
If repeated examinations yield no evidence of a sustained, reproducible, purposeful, or voluntary behavioral response to visual, auditory, tactile, or noxious stimuli, a diagnosis of a
vegetative state — or «wakefulness without awareness» — is made.1 - 5 Some patients remain in a
vegetative state
permanently.
In these cases, it is imperative that your legal representation is highly skilled at pursuing high value settlements, as the earning capacity of the person has been
permanently altered, there may be the need for ongoing care, many surgeries, treatments, and rehabilitation, or in the most tragic cases, a person is rendered immobile or in a permanent
vegetative state.