Neupsy Key

Neuroethics Research in normal and abnormal brain function raises challenging ethical issues that have spawned a field of scholarship called “neuroethics.”1 Although this classification is of recent vintage, ethical problems…

Clinical Research The conduct of clinical research introduces a unique set of ethical issues that stem from using humans as research subjects.1 An ethical maxim of human dignity famously emphasized…

HIV and AIDS Despite its familiarity, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has been recognized as a clinical entity only since 1981. In slightly more than a quarter-century, AIDS has grown from…

Neurogenetic Testing and Treatment The study of ethical issues in neurogenetics has a long history. The field of human biochemical genetics began with the publication of Inborn Errors of Metabolism…

Mental Retardation Ethical issues arise in the care of children and adults with mental retardation as a consequence of retarded patients’ irreversible brain damage, limited functional and intellectual potential, incapacity…

Dementia Challenging ethical problems arise in the management of patients with dementia as a consequence of their inexorably progressive intellectual impairment and of physicians’ psychological discomfort in treating patients with…

States of Profound Paralysis with Intact Cognition Challenging ethical issues arise in neurological disorders that produce chronic profound paralysis of voluntary muscles while preserving consciousness and cognition. Disorders that produce…

Severe Neurological Disorders in Neonates Over the past three decades, the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), also called the intensive care nursery (ICN), has been the site of a continuing…

Disorders of Consciousness Managing patients with disorders of consciousness presents challenging ethical issues for neurologists and neurosurgeons and raises vexing questions. How can physicians be certain that the patient is…

Brain Death “Brain death” is a colloquial term for human death determined by brain criteria. It is used when observable functions of the brain have ceased irreversibly even though other…