Open AccessEthical and legal considerations related to disorders of consciousness
Author(s) -
Lauren Rissman,
Erin Paquette
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current opinion in pediatrics, with evaluated medline/current opinion in pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.817
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1080-8116
pISSN - 1040-8703
DOI - 10.1097/mop.0000000000000961
Subject(s) - persistent vegetative state , consciousness , neglect , minimally conscious state , medicine , consciousness disorders , psychiatry , psychology , neuroscience
The purpose of this review is to describe ethical and legal issues that arise in the management of patients with disorders of consciousness ranging from the minimally conscious state to the coma state, as well as brain death.