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Conscious in a Vegetative State? A Critique of the PVS Concept (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
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Conscious in a Vegetative State? A Critique of the PVS Concept (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, 23
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Having been originally introduced as a term to facilitate
discussion of a specific group of patients regarded as entering a
state of unawareness following coma, the 'Persistent Vegetative
State' (PVS) has established itself as an apparently discrete
medical condition with clear-cut implications for ethicists and
lawyers that exceed any scientifically based understanding. As a
consequence of this upgrading, conclusions drawn about the status
and hence the management of this uncommon condition have been
increasingly extended to other patients with much more common forms
of disability. This book traces the origins of prevailing
perceptions about PVS and submits these to critical examination. In
doing this it comes to the conclusion that inadequate attention has
been paid to acknowledging what is not known about affected
individuals and that assumptions have consistently come to be
traded as facts. Re-examination of the basis of the PVS and the
adoption of a more scientific approach is long overdue and is owed
to the community at large which has generally been provided by many
medical practitioners with a 'dumbed-down' account of the
condition. The book will be of interest to philosophers, medical
graduates and neuroscientists but is also intended to remain
accessible to the general reader with an interest in the wider
implications of trends in medical thinking for attitudes towards
many classes of patient. It has an extensive bibliography and will
be of specific interest to bioethicists and lawyers with
professional interests in PVS.
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Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, 23 |
Release date: |
October 2004 |
First published: |
2005 |
Authors: |
Peter McCullagh
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
354 |
Edition: |
2004 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4020-2629-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
Surgery >
Neurosurgery
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LSN: |
1-4020-2629-3 |
Barcode: |
9781402026294 |
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