Ethical issues in surgical decision making concerning children with medically intractable epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 154-157

  Ibrahim, George M ^a   Fallah, Aria ^a   Snead, O Carter ^a   Elliott, Irene ^a   Drake, James M ^a   Bernstein, Mark ^a   Rutka, James T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy surgery; Ethics

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN SURGERY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DEONTOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MENTAL CAPACITY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; SURGEON; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; EPILEPSY; ETHICS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 80053383274     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.07.008     Document Type: Review

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