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Presentation of an unusual case of severe head injury in which, after three and a half years of vegetative state, a gradual return to consciousness and personality occurred.
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Arts, W.F.M., van Dongen, H.R., Meulstee, J. (1988). Unexpected Improvement After Prolonged Post-Traumatic Vegetative State. In: Brihaye, J., Calliauw, L., Loew, F., van den Bergh, R. (eds) Personality and Neurosurgery. Acta Neurochirurgica, vol 44. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9005-0_15
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