The challenges of amnesia in assessing capacity, assigning a proxy, and deciding to forego life-prolonging medical treatment.
Myser
Catherine
C
Bioethics By and For the People, Cross-Cultural & International Partnerships for Democratic Bioethics, Berkeley, California, USA. catmyser@hotmail.com
D020324:Amnesia, Anterograde / Q000209:etiology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D033061:Ethics Consultation / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008569:Memory Disorders; D019727:Proxy; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics*