Ethical and Clinical Considerations at the Intersection of Functional Neuroimaging and Disorders of Consciousness: The Experts Weigh In
Recent neuroimaging research on disorders of consciousness provides direct evidence of covert consciousness otherwise not detected clinically in a subset of severely brain-injured patients. These findings have motivated strategic development of binary communication paradigms, from which researchers...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2016
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Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2016, Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 613-622 |
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Informed Consent
B legal capacity B covert consciousness B Neuroethics B Brain injury B neuroimaging |
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| Summary: | Recent neuroimaging research on disorders of consciousness provides direct evidence of covert consciousness otherwise not detected clinically in a subset of severely brain-injured patients. These findings have motivated strategic development of binary communication paradigms, from which researchers interpret voluntary modulations in brain activity to glean information about patients’ residual cognitive functions and emotions. The discovery of such responsiveness raises ethical and legal issues concerning the exercise of autonomy and capacity for decisionmaking on matters such as healthcare, involvement in research, and end of life. These advances have generated demands for access to the technology against a complex background of continued scientific advancement, questions about just allocation of healthcare resources, and unresolved legal issues. Interviews with professionals whose work is relevant to patients with disorders of consciousness reveal priorities concerning further basic research, legal and policy issues, and clinical considerations. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-2147 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0963180116000347 |