| The vegetative and minimally conscious states: ethical implications. | |
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PMID: 9745643 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Modern medical technology has created new syndromes of severe and permanent brain damage. In the first 25 years of the right-to-die debate, the permanent vegetative state has been the paradigmatic neurologic syndrome for decisions to discontinue treatment. In the near future, however, a far more problematic syndrome may be even more important in the right-to-die debate, the minimally conscious state. This paper presents a few of the medical and ethical similarities and differences between the permanent vegetative and minimally conscious states and discusses how value-laden these decisions may become in the future. |
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Authors:
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R E Cranford |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Geriatrics Volume: 53 Suppl 1 ISSN: 0016-867X ISO Abbreviation: Geriatrics Publication Date: 1998 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-10-06 Completed Date: 1998-10-06 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985102R Medline TA: Geriatrics Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S70-3 Citation Subset: AIM; E; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Neurology, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA. |
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Brain Diseases* Diagnosis, Differential Ethics, Medical* Humans Persistent Vegetative State / diagnosis* Stress, Psychological United States Value of Life Withholding Treatment |
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