Presentation
We here present a new name for this challenging neurological condition: unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (abbreviated UWS). DISCUSSION: Many clinicians feel uncomfortable when referring to patients as vegetative. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
We here present a new name for this challenging neurological condition: unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (abbreviated UWS). Discussion Many clinicians feel uncomfortable when referring to patients as vegetative. [springermedizin.de]
Entire Body System
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Unconscious State
Eilander HJ, Wijnen VJ, Scheirs JG, de Kort PL, Prevo AJ: Children and young adults in a prolonged unconscious state due to severe brain injury: outcome after an early intensive neurorehabilitation programme. [springermedizin.de]
Treatment
Given these concerns regarding the negative associations intrinsic to the term vegetative state as well as the diagnostic errors and their potential effect on the treatment and care for these patients (who sometimes never recover behavioral signs of consciousness [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Prognosis
Dolce G, Quintieri M, Serra S, Lagani V, Pignolo L: Clinical signs and early prognosis in vegetative state: a decisional tree, data-mining study. Brain Inj. 2008, 22: 617-623. 10.1080/02699050802132503. CrossRef PubMed 19. [springermedizin.de]
Etiology
Etiology Trauma - most common cause, we can usually find many damage places all around the brain cortex Diffusion anoxia - unconscious people, who can inhaled their vomit Bleeding - aneurysms Ischemia Congenital abnormalities Future of Patients Nowadays [wikilectures.eu]