The parents of a 12-year-old boy present to your clinic to discuss their son’s submersion injury. The patient was seen in hospital for 6 months after being pulled unresponsive from a lake at his friend’s house; he had been submerged for an estimated 20 minutes. After extended resuscitation and a 2-month stay in the intensive care unit, he remains in a persistent vegetative state but needs no respiratory or cardiac support. When evaluating the discharge from hospital, which one of the following is most appropriate?
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