persistent vegetative state 植物人狀態

persistent vegetative state
繁：植物人狀態
简：植物人状态

美國二十二歲大學生瓦姆比爾（Otto Warmbier）去年初前住北韓旅遊，遭當局以從酒店偷竊宣傳海報為由，被裁定陰謀顛覆罪成，判處十五年勞改。經過多方交涉後，他關押十七個月後終在本周獲釋回到美國，但他卻一直陷於昏迷，變成植物人狀態。

獲北韓釋放　美大學生「腦重創」慘如植物人（2017年6月16日）。星島日報，取自 http://std.stheadline.com/instant/articles/detail/429277

Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome — which doctors previously referred to as a persistent vegetative state or a vegetative state — is best described as a state in which a patient may have certain characteristics of consciousness, such as eye blinking and eye movement, but who has no apparent reaction to the external world or understanding of or engagement with their surroundings.

What you need to know about unresponsive wakefulness. (2017, June 15). ABC News. Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/Health/unresponsive-wakefulness/story?id=48072056