<P> The syndrome was first described in 1940 by Ernst Kretschmer who called it apallic syndrome . The term persistent vegetative state was coined in 1972 by Scottish spinal surgeon Bryan Jennett and American neurologist Fred Plum to describe a syndrome that seemed to have been made possible by medicine 's increased capacities to keep patients ' bodies alive . </P>
<P> The syndrome was first described in 1940 by Ernst Kretschmer who called it apallic syndrome . The term persistent vegetative state was coined in 1972 by Scottish spinal surgeon Bryan Jennett and American neurologist Fred Plum to describe a syndrome that seemed to have been made possible by medicine 's increased capacities to keep patients ' bodies alive . </P>
where did the term vegetative state come from
where did the term vegetative state come from
Scottish spinal surgeon Bryan Jennett American neurologist Fred Plum
Scottish spinal surgeon Bryan Jennett American neurologist Fred Plum