Persistent vegetative state after multiple trauma. A clinicopathologic study

The clinico-pathological findings are reported in a case with persistent vegetative state after multiple cerebral lesions. The lesions are small in size, and are situated at different levels of the CNS, some of them being important in the maintenance of wakefulness and motor initiative. The differen...

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Published in:Acta neurochirurgica 1981-01, Vol.59 (1-2), p.45-53
Main Authors: Arseni, C, Nereanţiu, F, Carp, N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Brain - pathology
Brain Injuries - complications
Brain Stem - injuries
Cerebral Cortex - injuries
Coma - etiology
Coma - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Time Factors
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Summary:The clinico-pathological findings are reported in a case with persistent vegetative state after multiple cerebral lesions. The lesions are small in size, and are situated at different levels of the CNS, some of them being important in the maintenance of wakefulness and motor initiative. The differential diagnosis and the isolation of such a syndrome are discussed.
ISSN:0001-6268
0942-0940
DOI:10.1007/BF01411190