persistent vegetative state

I have a friend who is in a persistent vegetative state.
J'ai un ami qui est dans un état végétatif persistant.
I have a friend who is in a persistent vegetative state.
J'ai un ami qui est dans un état végétatif permanent.
He fell off a ladder in 1988, and he ended up in a persistent vegetative state.
{\pos(192,225)}tombé d'une échelle en 1988, {\pos(192,225)}il s'est retrouvé dans un état végétatif permanent.
The classic illustration is the so-called persistent vegetative state in which a person can live for many years by simply being fed and hydrated.
L'image classique est celle de l'état végétatif persistant, dans lequel la personne peut survivre pendant plusieurs années rien qu'en étant nourrie et hydratée.
When such cognitive loss lasts for more than a few weeks, the condition has been termed a persistent vegetative state (PVS) because the body retains the functions necessary to sustain vegetative survival.
Lorsque la perte de connaissance se prolonge au-delà de quelques semaines, on désigne cet état par le terme d’état végétatif persistant (EVP) du fait que le corps conserve les fonctions nécessaires au maintien de la survie végétative.
The longer the patient remains in a persistent vegetative state, the harder it will be for them to recover.
Plus le patient reste longtemps dans un état végétatif persistant, plus il lui sera difficile de se rétablir.
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