Measuring decision-making capacity in cognitively impaired individuals

NeuroSignals

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-98

  Karlawish, Jason ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cognitive impairment; Decision making capacity; Medical ethics

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPETENCE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; PHENOTYPE; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW;

COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 37349047197     PISSN: 1424862X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109763     Document Type: Review

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