[beezdotcom]

According to who? Where did you read this? This article makes no reference to what you're describing.

Ambien is a trade name of zolpidem. The article talks about zolpidem being administered to people in vegitative states to "wake them up". What was your question, exactly?

[robertpaulsen]

"The article talks about zolpidem being administered to people in vegitative states to "wake them up"."

Ah, I see. You think that "vegetative state" and "persistent vegetative state" mean the same thing.