[beezdotcom]

I am saying that, by definition, PVS is permanent. If it's not permanent, then it's not PVS. It's something else.

Yes, it's MPVS...a condition that seems to be on the rise, but the increasing numbers probably just reflects less willingness on the part of people to accept the original diagnosis of PVS...

[robertpaulsen]

"Yes, it's MPVS..."

I haven't heard of that. I have heard of minimally conscious state (MCS) but not MPVS. What is that?