The vegetative state : medical facts, ethical and legal dilemmas

The vegetative state : medical facts, ethical and legal dilemmas / Bryan Jennett.

The strange state of being awake but unconscious that characterises the vegetative state provokes intense debate among health professionals, ethicists, philosophers and lawyers. This unique account, by someone who helped coin the term 'persistent vegetative state', surveys the medical, eth...

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Main Author: Jennett, Bryan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Persistent vegetative state.
Bioethics.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Nervous System (incl. Brain)
MEDICAL > Neurology.
Bioethics
Persistent vegetative state
Electronic books.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; An appeal to doctors; Traumatic decortication; Abbreviations; 1 A syndrome in search of a name; 2 Diagnosis; 3 Epidemiology; 4 Pathology of the brain damage; 5 Prognosis for recovery and survival; 6 Attitudes to the permanent vegetative state; 7 Medical management; 8 Ethical issues; 9 Legal issues in the United States; 10 Legal issues in Britain; 11 Legal issues in other countries; 12 Details of some landmark legal cases; Epilogue; Index.

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