title: Key issues in the ethics of dementia care.
abstract: This article discusses nine important medical ethical issues following the progression of irreversible dementia from diagnosis to dying. Issues include prevention, research, truth telling, advance planning, cognitive-enhancing drugs, driving restrictions, respectful caring, distribution, justice, and natural dying.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomedical Ethics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4976, USA.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Post
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D014342:Truth Disclosure