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- Title
Comprehensive evaluation and diagnosis of persistent vegetative state after hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: a case report.
- Authors
Yang, Guohui; Wang, Li; Xie, Hongyu; Tang, Xinwei; Mukedaisihan, Maisedi; Yang, Youbei; Fan, Chenyu; Wu, Junfa; Wu, Yi
- Abstract
We report a case of a 39-year-old woman with persistent vegetative state (PVS) following cardiac arrest and a right lower extremity fracture. Despite comprehensive rehabilitation for over 4 months, there was no improvement. Neuroelectrophysiological and neuroimaging assessments showed poor brain function, and the coma recovery scale-revised scale results suggested low arousal probability. Furthermore, patients with PVS exhibit autonomic reactivity and physiological responses to external stimuli. It is important to note that while these reactions may manifest as responsiveness to external stimuli, they should be interpreted as automatic physiological responses rather than indicative of consciousness.
- Subjects
PERSISTENT vegetative state; CEREBRAL anoxia-ischemia; CARDIAC arrest; BRAIN diseases; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Neurocase (Taylor & Francis Ltd), 2025, Vol 31, Issue 1, p17
- ISSN
1355-4794
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1080/13554794.2024.2436682