Citation

Post SG. Neurol. Clin. 2000; 18(4): 1011-1022.

Affiliation

Center for Biomedical Ethics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4976, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11072272

Abstract

This article discusses nine important medical ethical issues following the progression of irreversible dementia from diagnosis to dying. Issues include prevention, research, truth telling, advance planning, cognitive-enhancing drugs, driving restrictions, respectful caring, distribution, justice, and natural dying.

Language: en