Ethical Dilemmas in Postnatal Treatment of Severe Congenital Hydrocephalus
Severe congenital hydrocephalus manifests as accumulation of a large amount of excess fluid in the brain. It is a paradigmatic example of a condition in which diagnosis is relatively straightforward and long-term survival is usually associated with severe disability. It might be thought that, should...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2016
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Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2016, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 84-92 |
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hydrocephalus
B Medical Futility B Neonatal intensive care B Medical Ethics B Children B withdrawing treatment |
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