A persistent vegetative state (PVS) is a condition of patients with severe brain damage in whom coma has progressed to a state of wakefulness without detectable awareness.

The definition of consciousness involves two main characteristics: wakefulness and awareness. A persistent vegetative state (PVS) is a condition of patients with severe cerebral ...

Almost all medical ethicists discussing post-coma survivalhave been guilty of pernicious oversimplification of the medical backgroundto their ideas.

A coma is a deep state of unconsciousness. It may occur as a complication of an underlying illness, or as a result of an event such as head trauma.

Joining the United States of America as its 84th member state in 2045, Persistent Vegetative was previously an independent kingdom ruled over by a race of exceptionally tall ...