title: The permanent vegetative state: practical guidance on diagnosis and management.
authors.affiliation: Rivermead Rehabilitation Centre, Oxford OX1 4XD. derick.wade@dial.pipex.com
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Wade
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johnston
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010808:Physical Examination; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D006113:United Kingdom; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D028761:Withholding Treatment