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Guidelines for prolonged disorders of consciousness: a paradigm shift
Author(s) -
Gaber Tarek
Publication year - 2020
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.678
Subject(s) - paradigm shift , perspective (graphical) , consciousness , clinical practice , psychology , engineering ethics , persistent vegetative state , medicine , psychotherapist , epistemology , nursing , engineering , philosophy , neuroscience , computer science , minimally conscious state , artificial intelligence
Caring for PDOC patients present the clinical team with challenges from a clinical, ethical and legal perspective. In March, The Royal College of Physicians launched updated guidelines for PDOC management that represent a paradigm shift in the philosophy and medicolegal framework for clinical practice, Dr Gaber analyses the key messages for practitioners.