title: The ultimate curse.
abstract: This paper tells the story of a doctor in a vegetative state. The approach towards him is quite different from that towards a common patient. The other physicians cannot deal with this situation with the necessary open mind.
authors.affiliation: Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Campoli, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crisci
mesh_terms: D003472:Curare / Q000506:poisoning; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000523:psychology; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000523:psychology; D033062:Friends; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000523:psychology*; D010815:Physician Impairment / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology; D028761:Withholding Treatment
chemical_list: D003472:Curare