title: The persistent vegetative state: the medical reality (getting the facts straight).
authors.affiliation: Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Cranford
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death; D001927:Brain Diseases; D003128:Coma / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000592:standards*; D011379:Prognosis; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment