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ESTADO VEGETATIVO CRONICO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-09-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- persistent vegetative state
1, record 1, English, persistent%20vegetative%20state
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PVS 2, record 1, English, PVS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chronic vegetative state 3, record 1, English, chronic%20vegetative%20state
correct
- CVS 4, record 1, English, CVS
correct
- CVS 4, record 1, English, CVS
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A long-standing [but not permanent] condition in which the patient utters no words and does not follow commands or make any response that is meaningful. 5, record 1, English, - persistent%20vegetative%20state
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- état végétatif chronique
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9tat%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tatif%20chronique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- état végétatif persistant 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9tat%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tatif%20persistant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État de conscience sans perception décelable qui se prolonge au-delà d'un mois [sans être permanent]. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9tat%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tatif%20chronique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema nervioso
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- estado vegetativo persistente
1, record 1, Spanish, estado%20vegetativo%20persistente
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- EVP 2, record 1, Spanish, EVP
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estado de pérdida del conocimiento que puede durar desde algunas semanas hasta un poco más de un mes. 3, record 1, Spanish, - estado%20vegetativo%20persistente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Estado vegetativo persistente es un estado vegetativo presente durante algunas semanas (p. ej., un mes después del episodio lesivo, traumático o anóxico), o presente por lo menos durante un mes en los casos de enfermedades degenerativas, metabólicas o congénitas. 4, record 1, Spanish, - estado%20vegetativo%20persistente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La pérdida patológica del conocimiento puede traer como consecuencia una variedad de daños cerebrales [...] Cuando dicha pérdida cognitiva dura más de unas pocas semanas, la condición se llama estado vegetativo persistente (EVP), porque el cuerpo mantiene las funciones necesarias para continuar la sobrevivencia vegetativa. 5, record 1, Spanish, - estado%20vegetativo%20persistente
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