Conscious in a Vegetative State? A Critique of the PVS Concept formatIsbn:Softcover 9789048166916 We would feel deeply rewarded formatIsbn:Hardcover 9781441907714 We would feel deeply rewarded by any positive influence this book may have on the future progress of the field Triticum spp the ‘Persistent Vegetative State’ (PVS) has established itself as an apparently discrete medical condition with clear cut implications for ethicists and lawyers that exceed any scientifically based understanding Re examination of the basis of the PVS and the adoption of a more scientific approach is long overdue and is owed to the community at large which has generally been provided by many medical practitioners with a ‘dumbed down’ account of the condition