But what about patients who are not awake and in a vegetative state?

但是，一个没有清醒过来且处于植物人状态的的病人会怎样呢？

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The moment it was discovered he was not in a vegetative state, said Houben, was like being born again.

胡本说，被发现他不是植物人的那一刻，他仿佛重生了。

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He examined 44 patients believed to be in a vegetative state, and found that 18 of them responded to communication.

他检查了44名被认为处于植物人状态的患者，发现其中18人对交流有反应。

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This might be a persistent vegetative state with no possibility of turning it on, even in principle.

这可能是个持续性植物状态,即便原则上，都没有可能重启开关。

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It's very, very rare to be in a vegetative state for a long period of time and wake up.

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Since then, he has been in a vegetative state, connected to a respirator.

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Patients in a vegetative state are awake, not in a coma, but have no awareness because of severe brain damage.

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