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The vegetative state is a clinical diagnosis first defined by Jennett and Plum in 1972 [1]. It is a diagnosis based on the absence of clinical signs of awareness of self or environment despite preserved arousal. That is, if a patient repeatedly fails to answer to commands and if all observed behavior is considered reflexive, the patient is considered to be unconscious.
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Boly, M., Owen, A.M., Laureys, S. (2007). To be or not to be ... Vegetative. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Intensive Care Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49518-7_83
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