How final is a diagnosis of permanent vegetative state ? I have a relative - 80+ years old male ... him to be in a permanent vegetative state. I understand this is not the same as coma because... View answer

[My mother is having quadri- paresis with radial nerve palsy in right upper limb. She is on ryles' tube feed. Does not respond to verbal commands and does not speak. However, she responds to stimulus of touch and opens her... View answer

2.5 weeks post arrest at this point. I know 1 month the vegetative state is referred to as persistant ... progress she is likely to make. She would probably not want to live in a vegetative... View answer

My husband has ALS and is in a Persistent Vegetative state for the past 9 months. Today his left upper arm is red and feels hot and the lower arm is ashy and feels cold . What can be causing this? ... View answer

vegetative state with no limb movements. The doctors are of the opinion that his brain has stopped ... MRI and EEG from the hospital. I would request you (a neurologist ) to let me know if there are... View answer

Is it a sign when a person in vegetative state holds a phone to ear and tries to speak, eats and ... recovery stage? ... View answer

times. does it mean she is in vegetative state and can anything be done to save her life? I am deeply ... View answer

my dad went into a coma following a heart attack after two weeks we were told he was in a vegetative state he is recieving no support apart from being fed and is completely supporting himself ... View answer

Someone had a stroke (a blood clot went to the brain) that caused swelling of the brain which left the person in a vegetative state and also paralyzed on one side ... View answer

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