vegetative

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In a landmark ruling, India's Supreme Court has allowed the removal of life support of a 31-year-old man who has been in a vegetative state for more than a decade.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

In its vegetative state, the plot quickly becomes inert and frustrating, spinning its wheels in ways you never thought wheels could spin.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

In August 2024, neurologists published a study into the potential for consciousness among vegetative or minimally conscious patients.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

In addition, the research team found that remaining in a vegetative state was an unlikely outcome by six-months after injury.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2024

Twenty-five-month-old Colin sat in a high chair, eating a breakfast of indeterminate vegetative origin while his father read the Chicago Tribune across their small kitchen table.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green