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