title: Pain Perception in Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome May Challenge the Interruption of Artificial Nutrition and Hydration: Neuroethics in Action.
authors.affiliation: Research in Advanced Neurorehabilitation, Istituto S. Anna , Crotone , Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Riganello
authors.affiliation: Section of Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Macrì
authors.affiliation: Section of Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alleva
authors.affiliation: Office of the President, Bioethics Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Petrini
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Brain and Mind Institute, The University of Western Ontario , London, ON , Canada.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soddu
authors.affiliation: Human Neuropsychology Laboratory, Department of Experimental Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Seville , Seville , Spain.
authors.forename: Josè
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leòn-Carriòn
authors.affiliation: Research in Advanced Neurorehabilitation, Istituto S. Anna , Crotone , Italy.
authors.forename: Giuliano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dolce
keywords: consciousness; neuroethics; pain; unresponsive wakefulness syndrome; vegetative state; withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration