minimally conscious state
1Minimally conscious state — Classification and external resources MeSH D018458 Minimally Conscious State (MCS) is a disorder of consciousness distinct from Persistent vegetative state and Locked in syndrome. Unlike persistent vegetative state, patients with MCS have partial …
2minimally conscious state — a level of consciousness higher than the vegetative state, characterized by limited but discernible evidence of awareness of self or the environment …
3conscious — adj. 1 aware of sth VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly …
4Persistent vegetative state — ICD 9 780.03 MeSH D018458 A persistent vegetative state is a disorder of consciousness in which patients with severe brain damage who were in a coma, progress to a state of partial …
5conscious sedation — n an induced state of sedation characterized by a minimally depressed consciousness such that the patient is able to continuously and independently maintain a patent airway, retain protective reflexes, and remain responsive to verbal commands and …
6Neural correlates of consciousness — The Neuronal Correlates of Consciousness (NCC) constitute the smallest set of neural events and structures sufficient for a given conscious percept or explicit memory. This case involves synchronized action potentials in neocortical pyramidal… …
7Consciousness — Representation of consciousness from the seventeenth century. Consciousness is a term that refers to the relati …
8Disorders of consciousness — are medical conditions that inhibit consciousness.[1] This category generally includes minimally conscious state and persistent vegetative state, but sometimes also includes the less severe locked in syndrome and more severe chronic coma.[1][2]… …
9Coma — For other uses, see Coma (disambiguation). Coma ICD 10 R40.2 ICD 9 780.01 In medicine, a coma (from the Greek κῶμα koma, meaning deep slee …
10Terri Schiavo — Infobox Person name = Terri Schiavo caption = Terri Schiavo in hospice with her mother on August 11, 2001 birth date = birth date|1963|12|3|mf=y birth place = Lower Moreland Township, Pennsylvania death date = death date and… …
