title: Persistent vegetative state after brain damage. A syndrome in search of a name.
mesh_terms: D000405:Akinetic Mutism; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D001926:Brain Death; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D003128:Coma; D003655:Decerebrate State; D003704:Dementia; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006801:Humans; D012018:Reflex; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D013997:Time Factors