A minimally conscious state, unlike a vegetative state, is characterized by some evidence of awareness of self and/or the environment, and patients tend to improve. Diagnosis is clinical. Treatment is mainly supportive. Prognosis for patients with persistent deficits is typically bleak.
agenda (plural agendas) 1  A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to. 2  A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).
social agenda setting. establishing or reinforcing the goals and values of the group sponsoring the event. speakers are charged with establishing the theme of the meeting and with offering a plan of action related to that theme. types of special occasion speeches. introduction. acceptance.