Conscious in a Vegetative State? A Critique of the PVS Concept (International Library of Ethics, Law and the New Medicine Vol.23) (2004. XIX, 354 p.)

The 'Persistent Vegetative State' (PVS) has established itself as an apparently discrete medical condition. This book traces the origins of perceptions about PVS and submits these to critical examination. It comes to the conclusion that inadequate attention has been paid to acknowledging what is not known about affected individuals.