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In [[medicine]] and [[neurology]], "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."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[medicine]] and [[neurology]], "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."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> |
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Unlike in coma, the eyes may be open in the vegetative state.[2] Rare patients may be able to communicate.[3] References
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