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Vegetative symptoms are disturbances of a person's functions necessary to maintain life (vegetative functions). These disturbances are most commonly seen in mood disorders, and are part of the diagnostic criteria for depression, but also appear in other conditions.
Autonomic nervous system, showing splanchnic nerves in middle, and the vagus nerve as "X" in blue. The heart and organs below in list to right are regarded as viscera. The autonomic nervous system has been classically divided into the sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system only (i.e., exclusively motor).
The vegetative state is a chronic or long-term condition. This condition differs from a coma: a coma is a state that lacks both awareness and wakefulness.Patients in a vegetative state may have awoken from a coma, but still have not regained awareness.
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Dysautonomia, autonomic failure, or autonomic dysfunction is a condition in which the autonomic nervous system (ANS) does not work properly. This condition may affect the functioning of the heart, bladder, intestines, sweat glands, pupils, and blood vessels.
The term Neurovegetative system is a redirect to Autonomic nervous system; I am pretty sure that unqualified, the term "neurovegetative" refers to loss of consiousness, either temporarily or permanently, as in Persistent vegetative state. --Jayron 32 11:59, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
The olfactocentric paralimbic cortex critically regulates emotional and autonomic functions, overseeing the regulation of emotional and neurovegetative functions. Specific paralimbic regions like Brodmann area 10 are activated during more complex working memory and cognitive tasks, indicating their involvement in episodic and working memory ...
The Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) is an ordinal scale used to assess functional outcomes of patients following brain injury. It considers several factors, including a patient's level of consciousness, ability to carry out activities of daily living (ADLs), and ability to return to work or school.