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Vegetative state patients in Japan.
The criteria of vegetative state patients: (1) Being unable to move by oneself (2) Being unable to eat by oneself (3) Being in the state of incontinence (4) Eyes can follow the objects but cannot recognize them. (5) Being able to react to simple demands such as "clench the hand," "open the mouth," but they cannot make more com munication. (6) Having the ability of phonation, they can not utter ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Neurologia medico-chirurgica
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0470-8105,1349-8029
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.16pt1.155