title: Consciousness, coma, and the vegetative state: physical basis and definitional character.
authors.affiliation: USC School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Los Angeles 90033.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: De Giorgio
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Lew
mesh_terms: D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology; D003128:Coma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D014474:Unconsciousness / Q000503:physiopathology*