Table 1.
Demographic and clinical data of patients in vegetative state (VS; without visual fixation) and with visual fixation but otherwise showing all clinical features of the vegetative state.
| VS1 | VS2 | VS3 | VS4 | VS5 | Fixation 1 | Fixation 2 | Fixation 3 | Fixation 4 | Fixation5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (age, years) | 62 (M) | 35(F) | 56(F) | 53(M) | 54(M) | 51(M) | 49(M) | 26(M) | 38(F) | 37(M) |
| Etiology | Anoxic | Anoxic | Anoxic | Anoxic | Anoxic | Anoxic | Anoxic | Anoxic | Anoxic | Anoxic |
| Interval after insult | 8 months | 2 years | 1.5 months | 1 year | 5 months | 2 months | 2 years | 3 years | 6 months | 2 months |
| Auditory function* | Startle reflex | Startle reflex | Startle reflex | Startle reflex | Startle reflex | Localization of sounds | Startle reflex | Startle reflex | Startle reflex | Startle reflex |
| Visual function* | None | Blink to threat | None | Blink to threat | None | Visual fixation | Visual fixation | Visual fixation | Visual fixation | Visual fixation |
| Motor function* | Flexion to pain | Flexion to pain | Flexion to pain | Abnormal posturing | Abnormal posturing | Flexion to pain | None | Abnormal posturing | Flexion to pain | Abnormal posturing |
| Oromotor/Verbal function* | Oral reflexes | Oral reflexes | Oral reflexes | Oral reflexes | Oral reflexes | None | Oral | Oral | Oral | Oral |
| reflexes | reflexes | reflexes | reflexes | |||||||
| Communication* | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Arousal* | Without stimulation | Without stimulation | With stimulation | Without stimulation | With stimulation | Without stimulation | With stimulation | Without stimulation | With stimulation | Without stimulation |
| Outcome after 1 year | No command following* | No command following* | No command following* | No command following* | Death | Death | No command following* | No command following* | Death | No command following* |
* as assessed by Coma Recovery Scale-Revised [5]