In reference to the case of Terri Schiavo, dissident neurologists claimed that she had been misdiagnosed. They claimed that her true diagnosis was:
A. coma.
B. whole body death.
C. minimally conscious state.
D. brain death.
E. persistent vegetative state.
Answer: C
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