Bedside detection of awareness in the vegetative state: a cohort study.
Cruse D, Chennu S, Chatelle C, et al. Bedside detection of awareness in the vegetative state: a cohort study. Lancet. 2011;378(9809):2088-94. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61224-5.
This study found that many patients were misdiagnosed as being in a vegetative state and that using a specific electroencephalogram method may assist with proper diagnosis.