nope she's just lived longer than one would expect. When a time is given it typically refers to a mean age.
larry On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:21:16 -0800, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So odds are she's propbably not PVS > > > By all measures in the literature, Theresa has beaten teh odds in > > terms of surviving her persistent vegetative state condition. While > > younger persons fare better than olders victims, life spans rarely, > > according to the American Academy of Neurology, exceed ten years > > following the onset of the condition. Persons who have been comatose > > have worse outcomes that those who have not. But Theresa has also far > > outlived any documented periods from which persons in persistent > > vegetative states have emerged in any functional capacity. The > > reasonable degree of medical certainty associated with her diagnosi > > and prognosis is very high. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Captivate from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=52 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:151183 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
