Where angels fear to tread: Proxy consent and novel technologies

Brain Injury

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1336-1342

  Lanoix, Monique ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

advocacy; best interests; deep brain stimulation; Proxy consent; severe disorders of consciousness

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 77956684655     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2010.504524     Document Type: Review

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