title: The persistent vegetative state.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11235.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Lehman
mesh_terms: D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D003128:Coma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology; D009626:Terminology as Topic