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• Title:The vegetative state : medical facts, ethical and legal dilemmas / Bryan Jennett ; foreword by Fred Plum.
  
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• Author/Creator:Jennett, Bryan.
  
• Published/Created:Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2002.
  

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  • Call Number: WB182 .J455 2002
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:c.1 Missing - 06-05-2012
    

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  • Call Number: WB182 .J455 2002
    
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  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Persistent vegetative state.
  
• Description:xiv, 228 pages.
  
• Summary:"The strange and harrowing sight of a person being awake but unaware with no evidence of a working mind - characteristics of the vegetative state - provokes intense debate and raises profound questions for health professionals, ethicists, philosophers and lawyers. This unique account by an unrivalled expert in the field, who himself collaborated in coining the term 'persistent vegetative state', surveys the medical, ethical and legal issues that surround this controversial topic. The medical definition and criteria for diagnosis are discussed, as are its frequency and causes, and possible outcomes. These range from some recovery to death, with some surviving indefinitely in a vegetative state, which some people believe is a fate worse than death. Ethical arguments discussed include the conflict between sanctity of life and respect for the autonomy and best interests of the victim, and between killing and letting die. Legal issues are explored with details of landmark court cases from the USA, Britain and elsewhere. This well-informed and carefully constructed account will be a benchmark for medical specialists, ethicists, philosophers and lawyers."--BOOK JACKET.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0521441587
  
• Contents:An appeal to doctors
  Traumatic decortication
  1. A syndrome in search of a name
  2. Diagnosis
  3. Epidemiology
  4. Pathology of the brain damage
  5. Prognosis for recovery and survival
  6. Attitudes to the permanent vegetative state
  7. Medical management
  8. Ethical issues
  9. Legal issues in the United States
  10. Legal issues in Britain
  11. Legal issues in other countries
  12. Details of some landmark cases.