Management of patients in persistent vegetative state. Tony Bland had intensive treatment.
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BMJ: British Medical Journal, 1993•ncbi.nlm.nih.govED1TOR,-MA Tudor displays a disturbing depth of ignorance, while patronising the staff of
Airedale Hospital and insulting Mr and Mrs Bland.'As she notes," vegetative" describes" an
organic body... devoid of sensation and thought." Plum and Jennett chose the term
persistent vegetative state because these words" suggest even to the layman a limited and
primitive responsiveness to external stimuli." 2 Does Tudor want to maintain an existence
devoid of sensation and thought for as long as possible, when all hope of improvement is …
Airedale Hospital and insulting Mr and Mrs Bland.'As she notes," vegetative" describes" an
organic body... devoid of sensation and thought." Plum and Jennett chose the term
persistent vegetative state because these words" suggest even to the layman a limited and
primitive responsiveness to external stimuli." 2 Does Tudor want to maintain an existence
devoid of sensation and thought for as long as possible, when all hope of improvement is …
ED1TOR,-MA Tudor displays a disturbing depth of ignorance, while patronising the staff of Airedale Hospital and insulting Mr and Mrs Bland.'As she notes," vegetative" describes" an organic body... devoid of sensation and thought." Plum and Jennett chose the term persistent vegetative state because these words" suggest even to the layman a limited and primitive responsiveness to external stimuli." 2 Does Tudor want to maintain an existence devoid of sensation and thought for as long as possible, when all hope of improvement is gone?
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