2007-02-11 15:49:36 · 4 answers · asked by trish a 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
"Locked-in Syndrome" is due to injury (typically a stroke) to the upper portion of the brainstem. Patients are intact mentally, as the cerebral cortex has not (usually) been damaged.. Speech pathologists who specialize in augmentative communication can help a patient to communicate via special computer-driven devices.
In "persistent vegetative state", a patient is NOT cognitively or linguistically intact due to severe brain injury. The prognosis for meaningful recovery is extremely poor.
2007-02-14 09:17:53 · answer #1 · answered by holey moley 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope... when i was 6 my mom got in a car accident a drunk driver hit her. she was in a coma for like a week and my family pulled the plug cuz they didnt want to see her like that if she would have came out of her coma she would have been a vegetable. i havent spoken to my family since i was 6 im now almost 23 they talk to my brother but because we have different dads i have not talked to them isnt that crazy
2007-02-11 15:59:19 · answer #2 · answered by carrieffms 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they live as long as you keep them on life support, but there brain is like mush, no way of recovering
2007-02-11 15:54:18 · answer #3 · answered by jackie O 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What is that. How do u get it? By injury or drugs?
2007-02-11 15:56:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋