Persistent vegetative state after traumatic brain injury - a case report and review of the literature
Persistent vegetative state (PVS) is a chronic neurological disorder of consciousness, in which patients appear to be awake, but show no behavioural evidence of awareness. It cannot be diagnosed with certainty and misdiagnosis is very frequent. Its management has become one of the most controversial...
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Ibn Sina Trust
2014
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