The vegetative state: A syndrome seeking revision?

Giuliano Dolce S. Anna Institute and RAN–Research in Advanced Neuro-rehabilitation, Crotone, Italy

Walter G. Sannita Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genova, GenovaItaly; Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]

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for the European Task Force on the Vegetative State S. Anna Institute and RAN–Research in Advanced Neuro-rehabilitation, Crotone, Italy

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