1. Coma And Persistent Vegetative State A look at coma and persistent vegetative state. Includes a discussion on treatments and prognosis. http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/921394859.html

Search Articles: search tips Please Take the HealthLink Survey Email this article Print this article Find related articles: By topic: Neurology By keywords: Receive Health Link via email! Subscribe now >> Coma and Persistent Vegetative State A coma is a profound or deep state of unconsciousness. The affected individual is alive but is not able to react or respond to life around him/her. Coma may occur as an expected progression or complication of an underlying illness, or as a result of an event such as head trauma. A persistent vegetative state, which sometimes follows a coma, refers to a condition in which individuals have lost cognitive neurological function and awareness of the environment but retain noncognitive function and a perserved sleep-wake cycle. It is sometimes described as when a person is technically alive, but his/her brain is dead. However, that description is not completely accurate. In persistent vegetative state the individual loses the higher cerebral powers of the brain, but the functions of the brainstem, such as respiration (breathing) and circulation, remain relatively intact. Spontaneous movements may occur and the eyes may open in response to external stimuli, but the patient does not speak or obey commands. Patients in a vegetative state may appear somewhat normal. They may occasionally grimace, cry, or laugh. Is there any treatment?

2. Responding To Patients In The Persistent Vegetative State - An Ethical And Legal Discusses the withdrawal of food and fluids from PVS patients without other complicating conditions from a Christian viewpoint. http://www.xenos.org/ministries/crossroads/donal/pvs.htm

What's New? Online Store About Xenos Home Groups ... Inner City T x Xenos Christian Fellowship Crossroads Home Xenos Online Journal... index issue 1 Xenos Summer Institute ... Cuisine Responding to Patients in the Persistent Vegetative State Donal P. O'Mathuna, Ph.D. Philosophia Christi 19.2 (Fall 1996): 55-83. This journal is a publication of the Evangelical Philosophical Society Modern medicine has provided people with many great benefits, but it has also forced people to make difficult ethical decisions. One of the hardest of these is to let a loved one die when medical technology could keep him or her alive. People must now decide if and when they would want certain treatments withheld or withdrawn from themselves or others. The ethical issues involved raise questions about autonomy, quality of life, appropriate use of resources, the wishes of family members, professional responsibilities, and many more. The withdrawing of food and fluids from patients in persistent vegetative state (PVS) is one of these tragic situations. This term was first coined in 1972, and the condition has since been the subject of much ethical and legal debate.

3. The Crossroads Project - Explain And Defend The Christian Message In Today's Cul This article was published in Philosophia Christi 19.2 (Fall 1996) 5583. This journal is a publication of the Evangelical Philosophical Society. http://www.crossrds.org/donal/pvs.htm

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4. Persistent Vegetative State persistent vegetative state (PVS) is subject to a high degree of error as a diagnosis, a high measure of confusion as to definitiuon, and an http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

5. Coma And Persistent Vegetative State Information Page National Coma and persistent vegetative state data compiled by The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

6. Persistent Vegetative State persistent vegetative state (PVS) is subject to a high degree of error as a diagnosis, a high measure of confusion as to definitiuon, and an inflation of http://www.thalidomide.ca/gwolbring/pvsilm.htm

THE PERMANENT VEGETATIVE STATE; ETHICAL CRUX, MEDICAL FICTION? By Chris Borthwick Abstract In 1994 a Multi-Society Task Force made up of representatives of the American Academy of Neurology, the Child Neurology Society, the American Neurological Association, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and the American Academy of Pediatrics produced a Consensus Statement on the Medical Aspects of the Persistent Vegetative State (PVS). This Statement presents a picture of the degree of diagnostic certainty achievable in this area that is in many respects misleading. Its attempt to propose a condition called Permanent Vegetative State, which would be based on a high degree of medical certainty either that there is no further hope for recovery of consciousness or that, if consciousness were recovered, the patient would be left severely disabled, confuses two different issues. In 1994 a Multi-Society Task Force made up of representatives of the American Academy of Neurology, the Child Neurology Society, the American Neurological Association, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and the American Academy of Pediatrics produced a Consensus Statement on the Medical Aspects of the Persistent Vegetative State (PVS). The vegetative state can be diagnosed according to the following criteria; (1) no evidence of awareness of self or environment and an inability to interact with others; (2) no evidence of sustained, reproducible, purposeful, or voluntary behavioural responses to visual, auditory, tactile, or noxious stimuli; (3) no evidence of language comprehension or expression; (4) intermittent wakefulness manifested by the presence of sleep-wake cycles; (5) sufficiently preserved hypothalamic and brain-stem autonomic function to permit survival with medical and nursing care; (6) bowel and bladder incontinence; and (7) variably preserved cranial-nerve reflexes (pupillary, oculophalic, corneal, vestibulo-ocular, and gag) and spinal reflexes..... A wakeful unconscious state that lasts longer than a few weeks is referred to as a persistent vegetative state.

7. Brain Death And Brain Injury Resources A resource including the Japanese controversy, diagnosing, persistent vegetative state and religious views. http://www.changesurfer.com/BD/Brain.html

Network for the Definition of Death Brain Injury and Brain Death Resources Contents Brain Death Resources Anencephaly Resources Neurological Anatomy, Diagnosis and Therapy Resources Neurological Rehabilitation and Remediation ... Philosophy of Life, Consciousness and Personhood Brain Death Resources Program and Abstracts of the Symposia on Brain Death Are the brain dead really dead? "Consciousness as a definition of death: its appeal and complexity," Calixto Machado MD, PhD Clinical Electroencephalography. 1999 Oct;30(4):156-64 Word HTML "A new definition of death based on the basic mechanisms of consciousness generation in human beings" 1998. Calixto Machado MD, PhD When Death Is Not the End March 2, 1996. George Annas Special issue of the University of Pittsburgh's 1996 ethics newsletter on brain death Japanese Brain Death Controversy Survey of Japanese about Proposed Brain Death Legislation , May 24-25, 1997 Brain Death and Transplantation in Japan International Network for Life Studies Diagnosing Brain Death Brain Death Case Discussion Ethics Committee Core Curriculum: Brain Death by Jack Freer Determination of Death Consensus Conference: Voluntary Consensus Guidelines for Determination of Death University of Buffalo Brain Death Coma Recovery Association Brain Death University of Missouri "What is Brain Death?"

8. NOTES ON THE PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE The persistent vegetative state (PVS) is characterized by permanent unconsciousness even though the patient may appear awake. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

9. Coma And Persistent Vegetative State Information Page: National Institute Of Neu Coma and persistent vegetative state information sheet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/coma/coma.htm

Accessible version Science for the Brain The nation's leading supporter of biomedical research on disorders of the brain and nervous system More about Coma and Persistent Vegetative State Studies with patients Research literature Press releases Search NINDS... (help) Contact Us My Privacy NINDS is part of the National Institutes of Health You are here: Home Disorders Coma NINDS Coma and Persistent Vegetative State Information Page Synonym(s): Persistent Vegetative State Get Web page suited for printing Email this to a friend or colleague Table of Contents (click to jump to sections) What is Coma and Persistent Vegetative State? Is there any treatment? What is the prognosis? What research is being done? ... Organizations What is Coma and Persistent Vegetative State? A coma is a profound or deep state of unconsciousness. An individual in a state of coma is alive but unable to move or respond to his or her environment. Coma may occur as a complication of an underlying illness, or as a result of injuries, such as head trauma. A persistent vegetative state (commonly, but incorrectly, referred to as "brain-death") sometimes follows a coma. Individuals in such a state have lost their thinking abilities and awareness of their surroundings, but retain non-cognitive function and normal sleep patterns. Even though those in a persistent vegetative state lose their higher brain functions, other key functions such as breathing and circulation remain relatively intact. Spontaneous movements may occur, and the eyes may open in response to external stimuli. They may even occasionally grimace, cry, or laugh. Although individuals in a persistent vegetative state may appear somewhat normal, they do not speak and they are unable to respond to commands.

10. Coma And Persistent Vegetative State A look at coma and persistent vegetative state. Includes a discussion on treatments and prognosis. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

11. Coma And Persistent Vegetative State Press Releases: National Institute Of Neuro Coma and persistent vegetative state information sheet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/coma/press_coma.htm

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12. NINDS Forwarding Page Coma and persistent vegetative state data compiled by The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/coma_doc.htm

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13. Persistent Vegetative State persistent vegetative state (PVS) has been at the center of much controversy in recent years. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

14. Persistent Vegetative State - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia A persistent vegetative state (PVS) is a condition of patients with severe brain Patients in a persistent vegetative state are usually considered to be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistent_vegetative_state

You did it! Over US$240,000 was donated in the 21 day fund drive. Thank you for your generosity! You are still welcome to make a donation or purchase Wikimedia merchandise Persistent vegetative state From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A persistent vegetative state (PVS) is a condition of patients with severe brain damage in whom coma has progressed to a state of wakefulness without detectable awareness . There is controversy in both the medical and legal fields as to whether this condition is irreversible. The syndrome was first described 1940 by Ernst Kretschmer after whom it also has been called Kretschmer syndrome . (Das apallische Syndrom, in .Neurol.Psychiat, 169,576-579 (1940) The term was coined in by Scottish neurosurgeon Bryan Jennett and American neurologist Fred Plum to describe a syndrome that seemed to have been made possible by medicine 's increased capacities to keep patients' bodies alive. PVS is also known as cortical death , although it is not the same as coma or brain death Patients in a persistent vegetative state are usually considered to be unconscious and unaware. They may experience

15. World Medical Association WMA policy Statement on persistent vegetative state. Includes a definition, recovery and guidelines. http://www.wma.net/e/policy/17-v_e.html

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16. THE PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE AND THE WITHDRAWAL OF NUTRITION THE persistent vegetative state AND THE WITHDRAWAL OF NUTRITION AND HYDRATION JETS 35/3 (September 1992) 389405 Robert V. Rakestraw http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

17. Introduction: Persistent Vegetative State - WrongDiagnosis.com Introduction to persistent vegetative state as a medical condition including symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/p/persistent_vegetative_state/intro.htm

Home Symptoms Diseases Risks ... Diseases Search our medical database Subscribe to our free Newsletter sample Send this page to a friend Condition Lists By Organ By Symptom By Class By Prevalence ... List A-Z Current chapter: Persistent Vegetative State Next sections Basic Summary for Persistent Vegetative State Prognosis of Persistent Vegetative State Causes of Persistent Vegetative State Symptoms of Persistent Vegetative State ... Diagnostic Tests for Persistent Vegetative State Next chapters: Corticobasal Degeneration Cytomegalic Inclusion Body Disease Infant Cytomegalic virus Dermatomyositis ... Feedback Introduction: Persistent Vegetative State Persistent Vegetative State: Physically alive with basic mental function but without high mental capacity. Persistent Vegetative State: A persistent vegetative state, which sometimes follows a coma, refers to a condition in which individuals have lost cognitive neurological function and awareness of the environment but retain noncognitive function and a perserved sleep-wake cycle. It is sometimes described as when a person is technically alive, but his/her brain is dead. However, that description is not completely accurate. Researching symptoms of Persistent Vegetative State: Further information about the symptoms of Persistent Vegetative State is available including a list of symptoms of Persistent Vegetative State , other diseases that might have similar symptoms in differential diagnosis of Persistent Vegetative State , or alternatively return to research other symptoms in the

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19. Symptoms Of Persistent Vegetative State - WrongDiagnosis.com Symptoms of persistent vegetative state including signs, symptoms, incubation period, duration, and correct diagnosis. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/p/persistent_vegetative_state/symptoms.htm

Home Symptoms Diseases Risks ... Persistent Vegetative State Search our medical database Subscribe to our free Newsletter sample Send this page to a friend Condition Lists By Organ By Symptom By Class By Prevalence ... List A-Z Current chapter: Persistent Vegetative State Next sections Diagnostic Tests for Persistent Vegetative State Complications of Persistent Vegetative State Misdiagnosis of Persistent Vegetative State Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Persistent Vegetative State ... Treatments for Persistent Vegetative State Next chapters: Corticobasal Degeneration Cytomegalic Inclusion Body Disease Infant Cytomegalic virus Dermatomyositis ... Feedback Symptoms of Persistent Vegetative State General information about symptoms of Persistent Vegetative State: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Persistent Vegetative State. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Persistent Vegetative State. Furthermore, symptoms of Persistent Vegetative State may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Persistent Vegetative State. List of symptoms of Persistent Vegetative State: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Persistent Vegetative State includes: Lost cognitive function Lack of awareness of the environment Preserved non-cognitive function Preserved sleep-wake cycle ... Preserved respiration (breathing) Preserved circulation

20. Coma Recovery Association, Inc. - International Working Party there was a general misunderstanding about the potential and management needs of patients in what is known as the 'persistent vegetative state'. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

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