Screen LibraryEthical and legal issues in neurology /
Advances in our understanding of the brain and rapid advances in the medical practice of neurology are creating questions and concerns from an ethical and legal perspective. Ethical and Legal Issues in Neurology provides a detailed review of various general aspects of neuroethics, and contains chapt...
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Elsevier,
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| Publisher Address: | Edinburgh : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Handbook of clinical neurology ;
3rd ser., v. 118 |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/handbooks/00729752/118 |
| Summary: |
Advances in our understanding of the brain and rapid advances in the medical practice of neurology are creating questions and concerns from an ethical and legal perspective. Ethical and Legal Issues in Neurology provides a detailed review of various general aspects of neuroethics, and contains chapters dealing with a vast array of specific issues such as the role of religion, the ethics of invasive neuroscience research, and the impact of potential misconduct in neurologic practice. The book focuses particular attention on problems related to palliative care, euthanasia, dementia, and neurogenetic disorders, and concludes with examinations of consciousness, personal identity, and the definition of death. This volume focuses on practices not only in North America but also in Europe and the developing world. It is a useful resource for all neuroscience and neurology professionals, researchers, students, scholars, practicing clinical neurologists, mental health professionals, and psychiatrists. A comprehensive introduction and reference on neuroethicsIncludes coverage of how best to understand the ethics and legal aspects of dementia, palliative care, euthanasia and neurogenetic disorders. Brings clarity to issues regarding ethics and legal responsibilities in the age of rapidly evolving brain science and related clinical practice. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xvii, 448 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780444535047 0444535047 9781306077880 1306077885 |
| Index Number: | RC332 |
| CLC: | Q189-05 |
| Contents: |
Ethical principles and concepts in medicine / The analysis and resolution of ethical dilemmas / Ethics committees and consultants / Legal process, litigation, and judicial decisions / Law, ethics, and the clinical neurologist / Religion and medical ethics / Professional conduct and misconduct / Medical error and disclosure / The good doctor : professionalism in the 21st century / Palliative treatment of chronic neurologic disorders / Care of the dying neurologic patient / Withdrawing and withholding life-sustaining treatment / European perspectives on ethics and law in end-of-life care / Medical futility / Assisted suicide and euthanasia / Brain death / Ethical issues in the care of the neurologically devastated infant / Ethical issues in states of impaired communication with intact consciousness and language / Ethical issues in the neurology of aging and cognitive decline / Ethics in neurodevelopmental disability / Ethical issues in neurogenetic disorders / Public policy and healthcare systems / Research involving human subjects : ethical and regulatory issues / The ethics of clinical research in low- and middle-income countries / The ethics of surgically invasive neuroscience research / The ethics of neuroenhancement / Neuroe |