...A milder state in which thoughts and actions are disorganized is called a twilight state. In cases of extensive cortical lesions that have been present for a long time, the patient may be awake with their eyes open but not responding to external stimuli and remaining motionless without moving their limbs. This is called an apallic syndrome or a chronic vegetative state. There are various causes of impaired consciousness, but they can be divided into those that affect the entire cerebrum and those that are caused by localized lesions in the brainstem reticular formation. *Some of the terminology that mentions "apallic syndrome" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…これより軽度ではあるが思考や行動にまとまりの欠ける状態は,朦朧(もうろう)状態twilight stateと呼ばれる。また長期間経過した広範な大脳皮質病変の場合には,目を開いて覚醒してはいるが外界からの刺激に対しまったく反応せず,手足も動かさずにじっとしたままの状態が生ずるが,これらは失外套症候群apallic syndromeとか慢性植物状態vegetative stateなどと呼ばれている。 意識障害を生ずる原因はさまざまであるが,やはり大脳全体を広範におかすようなものと,脳幹網様体の局所的病変によるものとに分けられる。… ※「apallic syndrome」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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