title: The shifting sands of senility: canceled consent.
authors.affiliation: The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. jwjones@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Laurence B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McCullough
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000941:ethics*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D002755:Choice Behavior / Q000941:ethics; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics*; D016743:Mental Competency; D019727:Proxy; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000941:ethics; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics*