41. Persistent Vegetative State -- Facts, Info, And Encyclopedia Article A persistent vegetative state (PVS), also known as (Click link for more info and A persistent vegetative state is not the same as (A state of deep and http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/p/pe/persistent_vegetative_state.h

Persistent vegetative state [Categories: Neurology] A persistent vegetative state (PVS) , also known as (Click link for more info and facts about cortical) cortical death , is a condition of patients with severe (That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord) brain damage in whom (A state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury) coma has progressed to a state of wakefulness without detectable (Having knowledge of) awareness . The term was coined in 1972 by (The dialect of English used in Scotland) Scottish (Someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain)) neurosurgeon Bryan Jennett and (A native or inhabitant of the United States) American (A medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it) neurologist Fred Plum to describe a syndrome that seemed to have been made possible by (The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques) medicine 's increased capacities to keep patients' bodies alive.

42. BMA - Treatment Decisions For Patients In Persistent Vegetative State The persistent vegetative state (pvs) presents particular medical, ethical and legal dilemmas A diagnosis of persistent vegetative state takes time. http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/pvs

1 - Jump to Homepage 3 - Jump to Site Map 4 - Jump to Search 9 - Jump to Contact Us ... How to join The British Medical Association The professional association for doctors Go to BMA UK Go to BMA Scotland Go to BMA Wales Go to BMA N. Ireland Search the BMA < Back to Ethics Username Password Password reminder Register You are here: Home Ethics End of life issues Treatment decisions for patients in persistent vegetative state Revised June 1996 Defining pvs The persistent vegetative state (pvs) presents particular medical, ethical and legal dilemmas because of the extreme nature of the condition, the difficulties associated with diagnosing it accurately and the risks of premature diagnosis. It results from severe damage to the cerebral cortex, resulting in irreparable destruction of tissue in the thinking, feeling part of the brain. Patients appear awake but show no psychologically meaningful responses to stimuli. It is widely accepted that pvs patients are unconscious and incapable of suffering mental distress or physical pain although many reflex responses remain. Research studies have shown that the level of metabolic functioning of the cerebral cortex of pvs patients is the level associated with deep surgical anaesthesia. [ Go to reference 1 Management of pvs has been extensively discussed by bodies such as the House of Lords, the Law Commissions of England and Scotland, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the BMA's Medical Ethics Committee (MEC). In the United States, a Task Force [

43. Persistent Vegetative State - Definition Of Persistent Vegetative State In Encyc A persistent vegetative state (or PVS) is a condition of patients with severe brain damage in whom coma has progressed to a state of wakefulness without http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Persistent_vegetative_state

Add to Favorites General Encyclopedia Legal ... Law forum Search Word: Visit our Law forums Labor Law Accidents Law Bankruptcy Law Business Law ... Tax Law A persistent vegetative state (or PVS) is a condition of patients with severe brain damage in whom coma has progressed to a state of "wakefulness without awareness". The term was introduced by two doctors in 1972 to describe a syndrome that seemed to have been made possible by medicine 's increased capacities to keep patients' bodies alive. A persistent vegetative state is not the same as coma , the major distinction being that coma sufferers cannot breathe on their own. Patients in a persistent vegetative state are usually considered to be unconscious and unaware, but exhibit sleep -wake cycles and some behaviors that can be construed as arising from partial consciousness, such as grinding their teeth, swallowing, smiling, shedding tears, grunting, moaning, or screaming without any apparent external stimulus . Their heads and eyes can track moving objects or turn towards a sound Few people ever recover from PVS, but in occasional cases, family members who visit the patient will detect evidence of awareness when doctors with limited patient contact will deny it. Eye tracking is often the earliest symptom of recovery.

44. Daily Poll: Persistent Vegetative State: A Reason To Die? There are some who, after an illness or an accident, end up in a persistent vegetative state, with no hope of recovery. All higher cognitive functions are http://atheism.about.com/b/a/084612.htm

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45. RangelMD.com Understanding the persistent vegetative state Terry Schiavo has been without (12) persistent vegetative state means a permanent and irreversible http://www.rangelmd.com/2005/03/end-draws-near.html

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46. AMA (Virtual Mentor) Clinical Pearl The persistent vegetative state the medical reality (getting the facts Medical aspects of the persistent vegetative state, Part I. N Engl J Med. http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/12720.html

DoctorFinder Join/Renew MyAMA Site Map ... August 2004 Clinical Pearl e-mail story print story Diagnosing The Permanent Vegetative State Learning Objective Understand the features of PVS and identify its most distinguishing features. The reason why these patients experience periods of wakeful unawareness is readily explainable by the underlying characteristic neuropathological changes present in most patients. Whatever the primary cause of the vegetative state, such as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy secondary to a cardiac or pulmonary arrest, or shearing injuries in brain trauma, there is extensive damage to the higher centers of the brain, with relative preservation of the brain stem structures. Hence, the cognitive functions of the cerebral cortex are absent, while the arousal system (the reticular activating system) in the brain stem is intact. Making the PVS Diagnosis mean in this context? None of the guidelines in the literature precisely defines these terms, but when the patients do develop sustained visual pursuit, it is usually readily apparent to anyone seeing the patient, families and health care professionals alike, and it is so consistent and reproducible that it is present almost 100 percent of the time during the periods of wakefulness. Persistent and Permanent Vegetative States Suggested Reading Bernet JL. The boundaries of the persistent vegetative state.

47. AMA (Virtual Mentor) Clinical Pearl The boundaries of the persistent vegetative state. J Clin Ethics. The persistent vegetative state the medical reality (getting the facts straight). http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/print/12720.html

Press the print button on your browser. Click here to return to the previous page. Clinical Pearl Diagnosing The Permanent Vegetative State Learning Objective Understand the features of PVS and identify its most distinguishing features. The reason why these patients experience periods of wakeful unawareness is readily explainable by the underlying characteristic neuropathological changes present in most patients. Whatever the primary cause of the vegetative state, such as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy secondary to a cardiac or pulmonary arrest, or shearing injuries in brain trauma, there is extensive damage to the higher centers of the brain, with relative preservation of the brain stem structures. Hence, the cognitive functions of the cerebral cortex are absent, while the arousal system (the reticular activating system) in the brain stem is intact. Making the PVS Diagnosis mean in this context? None of the guidelines in the literature precisely defines these terms, but when the patients do develop sustained visual pursuit, it is usually readily apparent to anyone seeing the patient, families and health care professionals alike, and it is so consistent and reproducible that it is present almost 100 percent of the time during the periods of wakefulness. Persistent and Permanent Vegetative States Suggested Reading Bernet JL. The boundaries of the persistent vegetative state.

48. Iahp.org : | : Coma/Persistent Vegetative State Coma/persistent vegetative state Developmental Delay Down Syndrome Mentally Retarded/Special Needs Learning Problems Seizures/Epileptic http://www.iahp.org/Coma_Pe.88.0.html

Send Page to A Friend Print Page Overview Goals ... Website Questions and Comments These old-fashioned labels are not found in the literature of The Institutes but rather the term "brain-injured". This refers to the entire spectrum of brain injury from profound coma to mild learning problems and every kind and degree of brain injury in between. Request Information About Brain Injury Programs for Brain-Injured Children What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child Course ... The Institutes Developmental Profile Coma Coma is not a diagnosis but rather a description of a dramatic symptom of profound brain injury. Using symptoms in place of a proper diagnosis often leads to the attempt to treat those symptoms. This does not work. To be successful one must treat the brain, where the injury actually exists. A proper diagnosis describes where the injury exists in the brain, the degree of the injury to the brain, and the extent of the injury to the brain. The dictionary defines coma as "a state of unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused." The Institutes defines coma as "a state of unconsciousness from which the patient has not yet been aroused ." Coma due to brain injury is not an isolated phenomenon, but is instead an integral part of the unbroken continuum that extends from death and profound coma at one end of the spectrum to very mild brain injury and normality at the other.

49. Boing Boing: Persistent Vegetative States Can And Should Be Use To Advance Many persistent vegetative states can and should be use to advance many causes poster has the right idea donate your persistent vegetative state in advance http://www.boingboing.net/2005/03/25/persistent_vegetativ.html

@import url(http://www.boingboing.net/table.css); suggest a site rss archives store ... john Sponsored by: HOWTO: Get a link posted to Boing Boing Boing Boing Mobile powered by Winksite Fark rules! Our Linking Policy This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License Stats (About our stats) Our first five years' worth of posts in one file Friday, March 25, 2005 Persistent Vegetative States can and should be use to advance many causes This Craigslist poster has the right idea: donate your persistent vegetative state in advance to be cynically manipulated for the cause of your choice. If I am rendered comatose and determined to be in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) for a period longer than one month and if no imminent cure is forthcoming, I do not wish to be kept alive by artificial means including but not limited to nourishment, hydration, etc. However.... If, due to the absurd political state of affairs in this country, my persistent vegetative state and impending unplugging can be parlayed into some sort of political leverage, I wholly endorse using my predicament in whatever way possible for the purposes of passing legislation favorable to my general political and ethical outlook. Here is a list of top-tier causes I support and will continue to support, both while in my PVS and after my eventual death. * Debt Relief to Impoverished Nations: I will agree to stay in a PVS for an indeterminate amount of time if the United States aggressively pursues a policy of debt relief and debt forgiveness to developing and impoverished nations.

50. News Hounds: Fox News Is In A Persistent Vegetative State Fox News is in a persistent vegetative state. The only topic covered today (April 1, 2005) on Your World w/Neil Cavuto was the impending death of Pope John http://www.newshounds.us/2005/04/01/fox_news_is_in_a_persistent_vegetative_state

News Hounds We watch FOX so you don't have to. April 01, 2005 Fox News is in a Persistent Vegetative State The only topic covered today (April 1, 2005) on Your World w/Neil Cavuto was the impending death of Pope John Paul II. Linda Vester, the host of Dayside w/Linda Vester was the substitute host. Comment: It's incredible how much news has been unreported on Fox and the other cable "news" networks during the last several weeks. Now that poor Terri Schiavo has died and we've moved off wall-to-wall coverage of that, it looks like we're sliding directly into another long period of wall-to-wall coverage, this time of the ceremonies surrounding the funeral of Pope John Paul II. So much is happening in the world that the average "news" viewer knows nothing about. Whatever happened to the resolve the networks showed after 9/11 to devote more time and attention to world affairs? I have no doubt that if and when there's another terrorist attack, we'll again hear that naive cry: "Why do they hate us"? At any rate, in case anyone's interested, here's the economic news that Your World watchers didn't get today (I'm sure the Bush administration is thrilled).

51. Misdiagnosing The Persistent Vegetative State Patients in the persistent vegetative state seem to be awake with their eyes open but show no evidence of awareness, but the 17 misdiagnosed patients were http://journals.aol.com/justice1949/JUSTICEFORTERRISCHIAVO/entries/995

var editServer = "edit.journals.aol.com"; var showrecent_link_text = 'Show Recent'; var hiderecent_link_text = 'Hide Recent'; Create a Journal Hometown Main Search Help JUSTICE FOR TERRI SCHIAVO Back to Journal View Archives Alert Me as Entries are Posted Saturday, July 2, 2005 Sunday, July 3, 2005 July 2005 FYI-Latest Death-Producing Device Murder by judicial process Terri's Story: More On Her Life and Struggle As Told By Her Brother Bobby OUR HOPE BARES A FACE ... CodeBlueBlog Issues $100,000 Challenge to Terri Schiavo Neurologist Experts Misdiagnosing the persistent vegetative state untitled Bill Title: For the relief of the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo Schiavo’s siblings commemorate her life at Minnesota convention Florida Law Killed Terri Schiavo Saturday, July 2, 2005 Subject: Misdiagnosing the persistent vegetative state Time: 1:37:00 PM EDT Author: justice1949 Misdiagnosing the persistent vegetative state An apparently high rate of misdiagnosis demands critical review and action Diagnosing the persistent vegetative state is important and sometimes difficult. Patients who retain some degree of awareness must be recognised if their quality of life is to be maximised and inappropriate withdrawal of tube feeding prevented. On p 13 Keith Andrews and colleagues present a retrospective study of the clinical records of 40 patients admitted over three years to a single unit specialising in the rehabilitation of patients with profound brain damage. The authors conclude that 17 of these patients were misdiagnosed. Patients in the persistent vegetative state seem to be awake with their eyes open but show no evidence of awareness, but the 17 misdiagnosed patients were able to communicate consistently using eye pointing or a touch sensitive buzzer. Such an apparently high rate of misdiagnosis raises important concerns about the accuracy of the diagnosis of the vegetative state and related syndromes of severe brain damage.

52. Definition Of Persistent Vegetative State Available From American Academy Of Neu Definition of persistent vegetative state Available from American Academy of Neurology. St. Paul, Minn. – The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has http://www.aan.com/press/press/index.cfm?fuseaction=release.view&release=256

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54. Terri's Persistent Vegetative State Diagnosis Is Incorrect, Says Mayo Clinic Doc The first portal for Catholics providing education and information on Catholicism, Catholics, Christianity, Prayer, Faith, Spirituality, Catholic Discussion http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?art_id=27951&vm_id=26

55. CNN.com - House Passes Schiavo Bill - Mar 21, 2005 CNN s Sanjay Gupta explains a persistent vegetative state. People in a persistent vegetative state cannot think, speak or respond to commands and are http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/20/schiavo/

International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Autos SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters Your E-mail Alerts RSS ... Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com House passes Schiavo bill Bush signs bill into law var clickExpire = "-1"; VIDEO Relatives react to congressional action on behalf of Terri Schiavo. PLAY VIDEO DeLay announces compromise bill on Schiavo's fate. PLAY VIDEO CNN's Sanjay Gupta explains a 'persistent vegetative state.' PLAY VIDEO RELATED Gallery: Fighting for Terri Schiavo Timeline: Key events in the Terri Schiavo case Jeffrey Toobin The Schiavo case PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE This term is commonly, but incorrectly, referred to as "brain-death." It can follow a coma. People in a persistent vegetative state cannot think, speak or respond to commands and are not aware of their surroundings. They may have noncognitive functions and breathing and circulation may remain relatively intact. They also might move spontaneously and even grimace, cry or laugh. Some people might regain some awareness after being in a persistent vegetative state, but others might remain in the state for decades. Source: National Institutes of Health YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Florida Supreme Court or Create your own Manage alerts What is this?

56. The Jawa Report: Terry Schiavo Awakens From Persistent Vegetative State, No Expl None of these people were in a persistent vegetative state like Terri Schiavo, the Florida woman whose feedingtube case raised anguished end-of-life http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/079508.php

« Translation of Letter from Abu Asim al-Qusaymi al-Yemeni to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Main Push on to Make Beheaded Hostage Saint » May 04, 2005 Terry Schiavo Awakens From Persistent Vegetative State, No Explanation *****EXCLUSIVE*****MUST CITE JAWA REPORT**** Nearly 10 years after a brain injury left a firefighter virtually mute, he suddenly started talking to his wife and sons last weekend. A couple of years ago, it happened with a severely injured car accident victim who'd spent 19 years in silence. And before that, a paralyzed policeman whose brain had been damaged in a shooting suddenly regained his speech after eight years. And now, Terri Schiavo has suddently sprung back to vibrancy. Experts had claimed that the probability of Schiavo's recovery from a constant vegetative state were about as low as her chances of recovering from her state induced death. Normally, brain-injured patients who get better do so within the first five years, especially in the first two years, and usually the change is gradual. So what's the explanation for these reports of long-delayed, sudden improvement?

57. The Liberal Avenger: Persistent Vegetative State persistent vegetative state. Persistent Vegitative State I love this comic from our new friends at Blunted on Reality. Feeling tuba, my ass! http://liberalavenger.com/2005/05/persistent-vegetative-state.html

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craigslist.org general last modified:Fri Mar 25 11:58:30 2005 email this posting to a friend FOR SALE/BARTER: My body in Persistent Vegetative State... - 2 Reply to: see below Date: Thu Mar 24 09:51:00 2005 Dear loved-ones, I make the following statement in a sound state of mind and of my own volition: If I am rendered comatose and determined to be in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) for a period longer than one month and if no imminent cure is forthcoming, I do not wish to be kept alive by artificial means including but not limited to nourishment, hydration, etc. However.... If, due to the absurd political state of affairs in this country, my persistent vegetative state and impending unplugging can be parlayed into some sort of political leverage, I wholly endorse using my predicament in whatever way possible for the purposes of passing legislation favorable to my general political and ethical outlook. Here is a list of top-tier causes I support and will continue to support, both while in my PVS and after my eventual death. Debt Relief to Impoverished Nations: I will agree to stay in a PVS for an indeterminate amount of time if the United States aggressively pursues a policy of debt relief and debt forgiveness to developing and impoverished nations.

59. World Federation Of Right To Die Societies: News Medical aspects of the persistent vegetative state. Part 1. Best interests in the persistent vegetative state? J Med Ethics 1999; 25 5960. http://www.worldrtd.net/news/world/?id=427

60. World Federation Of Right To Die Societies: Faqs Mental Incapacity Palliative Care persistent vegetative state. persistent vegetative state. The diagnosis of a permanent vegetative state is made when a http://www.worldrtd.net/faqs/tnd/?id=56

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