Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Monti, Martin M
• Laureys, Steven
• Owen, Adrian M

Titel

The vegetative state

Ist Teil von

• BMJ, 2010-08, Vol.341 (aug02 1), p.c3765-c3765

Auflage

International edition

Ort / Verlag

England: BMJ Publishing Group

Erscheinungsjahr

2010

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The vegetative state may develop suddenly (as a consequence of traumatic or non-traumatic brain injury, such as hypoxia or anoxia; infection; or haemorrhage) or gradually (in the course of a neurodegenerative disorder, such as Alzheimer's disease). Although uncommon, the condition is perplexing because there is an apparent dissociation between the two cardinal elements of consciousness: awareness and wakefulness. Here, Monti, Laureys, and Owen present a clinical review for the symptoms and management of this condition. According to them, patients in a vegetative state appear to be awake but lack any sign of awareness of themselves or their environment.