title: Pediatric vegetative state: epidemiological and clinical issues.
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA. sashwal@ahs.llumc.edu
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ashwal
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D018529:Nutritional Support; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D020127:Recovery of Function; D028761:Withholding Treatment