Recent case developments in health law. "Willful modulation of brain activity in disorders of consciousness": legal and ethical ramifications

J Law Med Ethics. 2010 Fall;38(3):713-6.

Authors

Jeremy O Bressman¹, Jay S Reidler

Affiliation

¹ Harvard Law and Health Care Society, Harvard Law School.

PMID: 20931732

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Awareness*
Consciousness Disorders / diagnosis
Consciousness Disorders / psychology*
Humans
Informed Consent / ethics
Informed Consent / legislation & jurisprudence
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Mental Competency / legislation & jurisprudence*
Mental Competency / standards
Persistent Vegetative State / diagnosis
Persistent Vegetative State / psychology*
United States
Withholding Treatment / ethics
Withholding Treatment / legislation & jurisprudence