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Persistent Vegetative State

Late-stage therapeutic developmentEmerging research
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2024
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.

Cognitive Motor Dissociation in Disorders of Consciousness.

Research2024-08-01The New England journal of medicine

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Clinical trials

1 sponsors · 0 new · 0 completed in the last 12 months (net +0)

The current development programme across all trial phases.

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Research activity

1 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this disease, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Most influential

Cognitive Motor Dissociation in Disorders of Consciousness.

The New England journal of medicine · 2024 · 101 cites
Recent publications

Cognitive Motor Dissociation in Disorders of Consciousness.

The New England journal of medicine · 2024 · 101 cites
Major themes4
  • Brain Injuries1
  • Consciousness Disorders1
  • Dissociative Disorders1
  • Persistent Vegetative State1
Leading journals1
  • The New England journal of medicine1
Leading researchers8
  • Allanson J1
  • Bagiella E1
  • Bodien YG1
  • Bonhomme A1
  • Cardone P1
  • Carmona J1
  • Chatelle C1
  • Chennu S1
Affiliations (unnormalised)1
  • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (Y.G.B.1

Reference

Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.

Defined in MeSH

Vegetative state refers to the neurocognitive status of individuals with severe brain damage, in whom physiologic functions (sleep-wake cycles, autonomic control, and breathing) persist, but awareness (including all cognitive function and emotion) is abolished.

References & data sources
  • Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
  • Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
  • Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
  • Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.