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ESTADO VEGETATIVO PERMANENTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- permanent vegetative state
1, record 1, English, permanent%20vegetative%20state
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Extensive dialogue and debate has centered on when the vegetative state becomes permanent. Originally, and in common usage today, the term "persistent" was equated with "permanent." But the two terms should be distinguished, because some persistent vegetative state patients, especially those with traumatic head injuries, may gradually improve to higher levels of cognitive and motor functions in the first few months. ... So the term "persistent" should be restricted to patients in a vegetative state of at least 1-month duration, while "permanent" should be used when it can be determined with an extremely high degree of certainty that the condition is irreversible. 2, record 1, English, - permanent%20vegetative%20state
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- état végétatif permanent
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9tat%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tatif%20permanent
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un état comateux consécutif à une atteinte cérébrale [...] peut déboucher sur un «état végétatif», c'est-à-dire un «état de conscience sans perception décelable». [Si] cet état est devenu irréversible (perspective pronostique), on parle d'«état végétatif permanent». 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9tat%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tatif%20permanent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema nervioso
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- estado vegetativo permanente
1, record 1, Spanish, estado%20vegetativo%20permanente
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 vegetativo prolongado hacia la cronicidad. 3, record 1, Spanish, - estado%20vegetativo%20permanente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El estado vegetativo permanente corresponde a la cronicidad del estado vegetativo y puede ser diagnosticado de irreversible, con un alto grado de certidumbre clínica, transcurridos tres meses en esa situación, después de una lesión no traumática, o un año después de una lesión traumática. 3, record 1, Spanish, - estado%20vegetativo%20permanente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En el estado vegetativo permanente (EVP) hay muerte del cerebro (corteza cerebral, núcleos de la base), pero se conserva la función del tallo cerebral; en la muerte cerebral, hay muerte de todo el encéfalo [...]. En el EVP hay respiración espontánea, en la muerte cerebral no. 2, record 1, Spanish, - estado%20vegetativo%20permanente
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