Disorders of consciousness and communication. Ethical motivations and communication-enabling attributes of consciousness

Functional Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-54

  Tamburrini, Guglielmo ^a   Mattia, Donatella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Communication; Disorders of consciousness; Ethics; Fundamental rights; Neurophilosophy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; ETHICS; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SELF REPORT;

COMMUNICATION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 79959679766     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: 19713274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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