Search results
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- › Journal List
- › BMC Med
- › v.8; 2010
Nov 1, 2010 · In Europe, this clinical syndrome was initially termed apallic syndrome and coma vigil but it is currently known in the medical community as persistent vegetative state (PVS), a term first coined by Jennet and Plum in 1972 in their milestone Lancet paper .
Patients in a vegetative state may have awoken from a coma, but still have not regained awareness. In the vegetative state patients can open their eyelids occasionally and demonstrate sleep-wake cycles, but completely lack cognitive function. The vegetative state is also called a "coma vigil".
a state of unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused, even by powerful stimuli. Traumatic brain injuries are the most frequent cause; other causes include severe uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, liver disease, kidney disease, and neurologic conditions. Evaluation of a patient in a coma is comprehensive.
have awakened from coma (that is, showed eye opening, incompatible with the diagnosis of coma) yet remain unresponsive (that is, only showed reflex movements as is also the case for coma) [1]. In Europe, this clinical syn-drome was initially termedapallic syndrome [2] and coma vigil[3] but it is currently known in the medical
Jan 10, 2024 · Written by Marijke Vroomen Durning, RN. What Is a Coma? Coma Causes. Types of Coma. Coma Symptoms. 15 min read. What Is a Coma? A coma is a prolonged state of unconsciousness. During a coma, a...
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- › Journal List
- › Front Neurol
Aug 28, 2018 · Neurological examination performed 9 months post-onset reported spontaneous eye opening without reproducible response to command, and concluded to a state of “irreversible coma vigil” (i.e., permanent vegetative state).
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- › Journal List
- › Springer Open Choice
Sep 20, 2019 · A 49-year-old male, non-Dutch speaking, sustained hypoxic brain damage during an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in 2013. With a diagnosis of ‘coma vigil’ he was discharged to a regular nursing home, where the physician described his condition as a ‘comatose state’.
Aug 27, 2018 · Neurological examination performed 9 months post-onset reported spontaneous eye opening without reproducible response to command, and concluded to a state of “irreversible coma vigil” (i.e., permanent vegetative state).
- link.springer.com
- › Journal of Neurology
Sep 20, 2019 · A 49-year-old male, non-Dutch speaking, sustained hypoxic brain damage during an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in 2013. With a diagnosis of ‘coma vigil’ he was discharged to a regular nursing home, where the physician described his condition as a ‘comatose state’.
- link.springer.com
- › Journal of Neurology
Jun 16, 2011 · In the 1970s patients who awakened from coma (meaning they open their eyes spontaneously or after stimulation) but remained without communication or behavioural signs of consciousness were said to be in a vegetative state (VS) (previously called apallic syndrome or coma vigil).
