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NeuroRehabilitation · Jan 2017
Meta AnalysisPrevalence of persistent vegetative state in patients with severe traumatic brain injury and its trend during the past four decades: A meta-analysis.
Estimating the prevalence of persistent vegetative state (PVS) following severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) and its change over time is important for the study of the disease. ⋯ Prevalence of PVS at six months after sTBI has no significant change over the past four decades. Age and gender do not seem to have a significant effect on the prevalence.