Ethical issues in neurology

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"With ethical controversies of growing importance in medicine, this book provides a comprehensive and balanced account of the ethical issues likely to be encountered by clinicians treating neurological patients. Written by the former chair of the American Academy of Neurology Ethics, Law & Humanities Committee, each chapter explores all dimensions of the ethical dilemma, discussing current publications, empirical data, practice guidelines, and relevant law, and providing a recommended course of…

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Title Statements

Full title :Ethical issues in neurology / James L. Bernat.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2008.
Edition:3rd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Place of Publication:Philadelphia
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2008.

The Physical Object

Description:xiv, 524 pages ; : 27 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780781790604, 0781790603
oclc:ocn179105415
LC Classification:RC346
Dewey Decimal:174.2

Ethical theory -- Ethical practice -- Professional ethics and professionalism -- Clinical ethics and the law -- The hospital ethics committee and the ethics consultant -- Resolving ethical dilemmas -- Dying and palliative care -- Refusal of life-sustaining treatment -- Physician-assisted suicide and voluntary active euthanasia -- Medical futility -- Brain death -- Disorders of consciousness -- Severe neurological disorders in neonates -- States of profound paralysis with intact cognition -- Dementia -- Mental retardation -- Neurogenetic testing and treatment -- HIV and AIDS -- Clinical research -- Neuroethics.

Subjects

Bioethical Issues Bioethics Bioéthique Ethics, Medical Éthique médicale Nervous System Diseases -- therapy Neurologie -- Aspect moral Neurology -- Moral and ethical aspects