[HTML][HTML] The right to die in chronic disorders of consciousness: Can we avoid the slippery slope argument?

RS Calabrò, A Naro, R De Luca, M Russo… - Innovations in clinical …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Managing individuals with chronic disorders of consciousness raises ethical questions
about the appropriateness of maintaining life-sustaining treatments and end-of-life decisions …

EEG-detected olfactory imagery to reveal covert consciousness in minimally conscious state

F Pistoia, A Carolei, D Iacoviello, A Petracca, S Sacco… - Brain injury, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Primary objective: To reveal covert abilities in a minimally conscious state (MCS) through an
innovative activation paradigm based on olfactory imagery. Research design: Case study …

An innovative model of a home-like environment for people in vegetative and minimally conscious states

R Zylberman, A Carolei, S Sacco… - The …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and Purpose: Many forms of assisted living have been proposed for people
who have a loss of autonomy in activities of daily living. Despite the increasing prevalence of …

Altered states of consciousness after brain injury

J Stender, S Laureys… - The Blackwell companion …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding loss of consciousness after brain injury poses a practical test for the field of
consciousness research, with both clinical and ethical implications. We here discuss three …

Dying and death

M Zwitter, M Zwitter - Medical Ethics in Clinical Practice, 2019 - Springer
A hundred years ago, sitting alongside a dying family member was a normal experience.
Nowadays, death is considered to be an undesirable guest in our homes, and most people …

End-of-Life at the Time of COVID-19

F Pistoia, P Mallia, A Carolei - The Neurohospitalist, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In a time of concern about end-of-life (EOL) care, the news that many deaths caused by
Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreaks occur in people older than 80 is not so reassuring. In fact …

Disorders of consciousness: ethical implications in diagnosis, prognosis and management

S Holland, F Pistoia - Contemporary European Perspectives on the Ethics …, 2020 - Springer
The first half of this chapter presents a taxonomy of Disorders of Consciousness (DOCs),
which includes coma, the Vegetative State (VS) and the Minimally Conscious State (MCS) …

Theresa Marie Schiavo and the biopolitical fragmentation of life

TS Gibb - 2015 - search.proquest.com
It has been a decade since Theresa Mare Schiavo died after her feeding tube was removed.
Millions of people around the world were captivated by the drama that unfolded between her …

[PDF][PDF] THE ACT OF PLAYING GOD-EXTENDING LIFE VS PROLONGING DEATH

U Rahaman - Education, 2012 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT “Advancement in the knowledge and medical technology of cardiorespiratory
resuscitation and support of failing organs is insidiously pushing the fine line where we used …