persistent vegetative state

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Translation of persistent vegetative state into German

Noun

brain

TECH.
medical condition where person is awake but not aware
TECH.
persistierender vegetativer Zustand anhaltender vegetativer Zustand
  • The patient is in a persistent vegetative state.Der Patient befindet sich in einem persistierenden vegetativen Zustand.
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Examples of persistent vegetative state in a sentence

  • Hospitals track recoveries from a persistent vegetative state.

Translations of "persistent vegetative state" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dasWachkomann.

He's been in a persistent vegetative state for several years.

Er liegt schon mehrere Jahre im Wachkoma.

Patients in persistent vegetative state over years open their eyes during the daytime, but show no indication of intentional movements.

Beim Wachkoma haben Patienten über Jahre hinweg zwar tagsüber die Augen offen, zeigen aber keinerlei Hinweis auf willentliche Regungen.

You told us she was in a persistent vegetative state.

Sie sagten, sie befindet sich in einem Wachkoma,

Your uncle's in a persistent vegetative state, being kept alive by machinery and nothing else.

Ihr Onkel ist in einem Wachkoma, wird nur von Maschinen am Leben erhalten.

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Even fewer people with a persistent vegetative state continue to slowly improve over months to years.

Noch weniger Menschen mit anhaltendem Wachkoma erholen sich langsam weiter über Monate bis Jahre hinweg.

People with a persistent vegetative state rarely recover any mental function or ability to interact with the environment in a meaningful way.

Menschen in einem Wachkoma erlangen nur selten ihre geistige Funktion oder die Fähigkeit zurück, mit der Umwelt auf bedeutungsvolle Weise zu interagieren.

A persistent vegetative state results from serious injury to the cerebrum, which is most often caused by head trauma or a lack of oxygen to the brain.

Ein Wachkoma entsteht nach einer schweren Schädigung des Großhirns, die meist entweder durch ein Schädelhirntrauma oder Sauerstoffmangel des Gehirns aufgetreten ist.

Now Kevin lies in a persistent vegetative state, he cannot walk, speak or feed himself.

Jetzt liegt Kevin im Wachkoma, kann weder sprechen, gehen, noch alleine essen.

Eluana Englaro lay in a persistent vegetative state for almost seventeen years.

Fast siebzehn Jahre lag Eluana Englaro im Wachkoma.

I'm afraid Mr. Folsom is going to remain in a persistent vegetative state.

Ich fürchte, Mr. Folsom wird auf Dauer im Wachkoma bleiben.

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