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Pregnancy in a Persistent Vegetative State: A Management Dilemma. Case Report, Literature Review and Ethical Concerns

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Abbreviations

AV:

arterio-venous

ICH:

intracranial hemorrhage

ECA:

external carotid artery

ICA:

internal carotid artery

MCA:

middle cerebral artery

DSA:

digital subtraction angiography

PVS:

persistent vegetative state

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  1. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, PGIMER, Sector-12, Chandigarh, India

    Sujata Siwatch, Minakshi Rohilla & Vanita Jain

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Apinderpreet Singh

  3. Department of Radiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Chirag Ahuja

  4. Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Kajal Jain

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Sujata Siwatch is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, PGIMER in Chandigarh, India; Minakshi Rohilla is a Professor at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, PGIMER in Chandigarh, India; Apinderpreet Singh is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Neurosurgery, PGIMER in Chandigarh, India; Chirag Ahuja is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Radiology, PGIMER in Chandigarh, India; Kajal Jain is a Professor at the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, PGIMER in Chandigarh, India; and Vanita Jain is a Professor at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, PGIMER in Chandigarh, India.

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Siwatch, S., Rohilla, M., Singh, A. et al. Pregnancy in a Persistent Vegetative State: A Management Dilemma. Case Report, Literature Review and Ethical Concerns. J Obstet Gynecol India 70, 310–313 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-019-01274-8

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