RT Article
T1 Alive inside
JF Bioethics
VO 34
IS 3
SP 295
OP 305
A1 Peterson, Andrew 1978-
A1 Karlawish, Jason
A1 Owen, Adrian M. 1966-
LA English
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1727464486
AB This article provides an ethical analysis of the U.S. practice guideline update on disorders of consciousness. Our analysis focuses on the guideline’s recommendations regarding the use of investigational neuroimaging methods to assess brain-injured patients. Complex and multifaceted ethical issues have emerged because these methods alter the clinical understanding of consciousness. We address issues of false hope, patient suffering, and cost. We argue that, in spite of these concerns, there is significant benefit to using neuroimaging to assess brain-injured patients in most cases.
K1 Consciousness
K1 disorders of consciousness
K1 minimally conscious state
K1 Neuroethics
K1 neuroimaging
K1 Neurology
K1 vegetative state
DO 10.1111/bioe.12678