title: Persistent vegetative state: let's not blow out the candle.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Gigli
mesh_terms: D003243:Consciousness / Q000502:physiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards