You are correct. And a couple of doctors, Crawford?, said that Terri's EEG was the most severe he'd ever seen.
Also, patients who show no signs of consciousness after their eyes open usually fit the criteria for the vegetative state(VS).
Persistent vegetative state (PVS) is a prognostic term that refers to a chronic condition in which basic arousal (i.e., wakefulness) and life-sustaining functions (e.g., respiration, blood pressure) are generally intact, despite the absence of behavioral signs of meaningful interaction with the environment. The American Academy of Neurology recently adopted the position that the VS should be termed "persistent" at 1 month, and considered "permanent" after 3 months following non traumatic causes of unconsciousness and after 12 months following traumatic injury [27]. However, rare exceptions to this have been cited. Merck
The longest documented is 3 years.
If you could find an MD to diagnose ANYONE as a "veggie" would you advocate killing them?
Even the children pictured?