Citation

Hughes JT, Devinsky O. Neurol. Clin. 1994; 12(1): 203-223.

Affiliation

Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8183210

Abstract

Legal issues must be considered in caring for patients with epilepsy. Doctors caring for people with epilepsy may be legally involved in three primary ways: as the agent of social control, as patient advocate, and as the target of liability or malpractice suits. This article examines these factors and the implications for patients and their caregivers.

Language: en