《英文msh詞典》Transient Vegetative State
[入口詞] Transient Vegetative State
[主題詞] Persistent Vegetative State
[英文釋義] Vegetative state refers to the neurocognitive status of individuals with severe brain damage,in whom physiologic functions (sleep-wake cycles,autonomic control,and breathing) persist,but awareness (including all cognitive function and emotion) is abolished.