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Establishing capacity in a patient with incomplete locked‐in syndrome
Author(s) -
Carrington Sarah,
Birns Jonathan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.257
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , health professionals , psychology , health care , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , nursing , physical therapy , political science , law
Patients with locked‐in syndrome may have retained mental capacity to make decisions about their care and it is important that healthcare professionals prioritise communication rehabilitation. Here, Sarah Carrington and Jonathan Birns describe how they established capacity in a patient with incomplete locked‐in syndrome and helped him to communicate his current wishes regarding his treatment.