Ethical issues involving the right hemisphere stroke patient: To treat or not to treat?

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 47-53

  Cherney, Leora Reiff ^a,b  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anosognosia; Awareness; Clinical decision making; Right hemisphere stroke; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANOSOGNOSIA; AWARENESS; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; MODEL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SAFETY; STROKE;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33750993182     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1304-47     Document Type: Review

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