Maternal persistent vegetative state with successful fetal outcome
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Maternal persistent vegetative state with successful fetal outcome.
A woman suffered from massive blunt injuries in a motor vehicle accident at a presumed 4 weeks' gestation, but she successfully carried the fetus for an additional 29 weeks. Premature labor began at 33 weeks' gestation and a live 1,890 g male was delivered. His development was normal for the 12-months postnatal follow-up period. The patient remained in a persistent vegetative state. Only 12 cas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Medical Science
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1011-8934,1598-6357
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2001.16.5.669