What is it about?

Many traumatic brain injury patients go into persistent vegetative state

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Why is it important?

The end of life (EOL) decisions made for these patients have caused deep concern among treating physicians, families and lay public.

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The management of PVS patients is an extremely difficult and it is imperative for the health care personnel to acknowledge and respect patient’s religious and cultural values as part of patient-care.

Prof Mohammad Yousuf Rathor Yousuf Rathor
International Islamic University Malaysia

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This page is a summary of: Persistent vegetative state after traumatic brain injury - a case report and review of the literature, Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, June 2014, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL),
DOI: 10.3329/bjms.v13i3.19159.
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