Which term is used when a patient remains in a deep sleep, responsive only to vigorous and repeated stimulation?
a. Coma
b. Stupor
c. Obtundation
d. Persistent vegetative state
B
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A Coma is the state in which no motor or verbal response occurs to noxious
(painful) stimuli.
B Stupor exists when the child remains in a deep sleep, responsive only to vigorous
and repeated stimulation.
C Obtundation describes a level of consciousness in which the child is arousable
with stimulation.
D Persistent vegetative state describes the permanent loss of function of the
cerebral cortex.
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