Position of the American Academy of Neurology on certain aspects of the care and management of the persistent vegetative state patient. Adopted by the Executive Board, American Academy of Neurology, April 21, 1988, Cincinnati, Ohio.
D003128:Coma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009462:Neurology; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010146:Pain; D010465:Perception; D012297:Right to Die; D012955:Societies, Medical; D028761:Withholding Treatment