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Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of patients in vegetative state (VS; without visual fixation) and with visual fixation but otherwise showing all clinical features of the vegetative state.

From: Visual fixation in the vegetative state: an observational case series PET study

 

VS1

VS2

VS3

VS4

VS5

Fixation 1

Fixation 2

Fixation 3

Fixation 4

Fixation5

Gender (age, years)

62 (M)

35(F)

56(F)

53(M)

54(M)

51(M)

49(M)

26(M)

38(F)

37(M)

Etiology

Anoxic

Anoxic

Anoxic

Anoxic

Anoxic

Anoxic

Anoxic

Anoxic

Anoxic

Anoxic

Interval after insult

8 months

2 years

1.5 months

1 year

5 months

2 months

2 years

3 years

6 months

2 months

Auditory function*

Startle reflex

Startle reflex

Startle reflex

Startle reflex

Startle reflex

Localization of sounds

Startle reflex

Startle reflex

Startle reflex

Startle reflex

Visual function*

None

Blink to threat

None

Blink to threat

None

Visual fixation

Visual fixation

Visual fixation

Visual fixation

Visual fixation

Motor function*

Flexion to pain

Flexion to pain

Flexion to pain

Abnormal posturing

Abnormal posturing

Flexion to pain

None

Abnormal posturing

Flexion to pain

Abnormal posturing

Oromotor/Verbal function*

Oral reflexes

Oral reflexes

Oral reflexes

Oral reflexes

Oral reflexes

None

Oral

Oral

Oral

Oral

       

reflexes

reflexes

reflexes

reflexes

Communication*

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

Arousal*

Without stimulation

Without stimulation

With stimulation

Without stimulation

With stimulation

Without stimulation

With stimulation

Without stimulation

With stimulation

Without stimulation

Outcome after 1 year

No command following*

No command following*

No command following*

No command following*

Death

Death

No command following*

No command following*

Death

No command following*

  1. * as assessed by Coma Recovery Scale-Revised [5]