vegetative
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Colon lived the rest of his life in a vegetative state - unable to walk or talk - and required 24-hour care.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Multiple doctors deemed him to be in an extreme vegetative state, meaning that he did not have the typical brain function to exhibit mood or affect, cognitive functioning, executive functioning, language, or memory.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025
“Alani continues to suffer from profound and life-altering consequences due to the injuries she sustained. She remains paralyzed and in a vegetative state,” prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024
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
Yet it was obvious to everybody that the eighth grade president was not hospitalized, not suffering from amnesia, not in a vegetative state, and was very, very much alive.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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