Ethical issues in neurology / James L. Bernat.

Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, [2002], ©2002.

xii, 508 pages ; 25 cm

2nd ed.

Ch. 1. Ethical theory -- Ch. 2. Ethical practice -- Ch. 3. Professional ethics -- Ch. 4. Clinical ethics and the law -- Ch. 5. The hospital ethics committee and the ethics consultant -- Ch. 6. Dying and palliative care -- Ch. 7. Refusal of life-sustaining treatment -- Ch. 8. Physician-assisted suicide and voluntary active euthanasia -- Ch. 9. Medical futility -- Ch. 10. Brain death -- Ch. 11. The persistent vegetative state and related states -- Ch. 12. Neonates with severe neurological disorders -- Ch. 13. States of profound paralysis with intact cognition -- Ch. 14. Dementia -- Ch. 15. Mental retardation -- Ch. 16. Neurogenetic diseases -- Ch. 17. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- Ch. 18. Clinical research.

Includes bibliographical references and index.