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Results 1 - 10 of 11 for Vegetative state
  1. Coma (National Library of Medicine)  
    A coma is a deep state of unconsciousness. An individual in a coma is alive but unable to move or respond to his or her environment. Coma may occur as ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/coma.html - Health Topics
  2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Persistent Vegetative State From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Coma/Clinical Trials ... Coma ... National Institutes of Health ... From the National Institutes of Health
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...ative+State"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  3. Adrenoleukodystrophy 
    ... disease. It leads to a long-term coma (vegetative state) about 2 years after nervous system symptoms develop. ... These complications can occur: Adrenal crisis Vegetative state
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001182.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be caused by a forceful bump, blow, or jolt to the head or body, or from an object that pierces the skull and enters ...
    https://www.ninds.nih.gov/.../disorders/traumatic-brain-injury-tbi - External Health Links
  5. Cerebral hypoxia 
    Complications of cerebral hypoxia include a prolonged vegetative state. This means the person may have basic life functions, such as breathing, blood pressure, sleep-wake cycle, and eye opening, but the person ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001435.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Advance Care Planning: Medical Issues to Consider (American Hospice Foundation)  
    Advance Directives/Related Issues ... Advance Directives ... American Hospice Foundation ... By Cheryl Arenella, MD, MPH What are the varied medical issues that a person ...
    https://americanhospice.org/...e-considered-in-advance-care-planning - External Health Links
  7. Decreased alertness 
    ... awakened. A long-term coma is called a vegetative state.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003202.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Encephalitis/Specifics ... Encephalitis ... Measles/Related Issues ... Measles ... National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ... From the National Institutes of ...
    https://www.ninds.nih.gov/.../subacute-sclerosing-panencephalitis - External Health Links
  9. Partnering with Your Transplant Team: The Patient's Guide to Transplantation (Health Resources and Services Administration) (United Network for Organ Sharing) - PDF  
    Organ Transplantation/Start Here ... Organ Transplantation ... Health Resources and Services Administration ... United Network for Organ Sharing ... PDF
    https://www.unos.org/.../unos/PartneringWithTransplantTeam.pdf - External Health Links
  10. Basic Information and Answers to Frequent Questions about Healthy Watersheds Protection (Environmental Protection Agency)  
    Water Pollution/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Water Pollution ... Environmental Protection Agency ... Healthy Watersheds Protection Home Page
    https://www.epa.gov/...ic-information-and-answers-frequent-questions - External Health Links