Email this article Deontological aspects of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Authors: Alekseeva T.M.1, Demeshonok V.S.2, Zhulev S.N.2
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Affiliations:
- Federal Almazov North-Western Medical Research Center
- I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
- Issue: Vol 7, No 4 (2017)
- Pages: 56-60
- Section: DEONTOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF NEUROLOGY
- Published: 11.01.2018
- URL: https://nmb.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/241
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17650/2222-8721-2017-7-4-56-60
- ID: 241
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Abstract
One of the significant problems in deontology is the degree of awareness of terminally ill patients regarding the diagnosis and prognosis of their disease. This topic is complex and relevant, it touches ethical and psychological, legal and medical aspects. The article discusses the positive and negative aspects of fully informing patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis about the fatal diagnosis. There are 2 clinical cases reflecting different approaches of this complex issue: full awareness and concealment of the diagnosis.
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T. M. Alekseeva
Federal Almazov North-Western Medical Research Center
Email: fake@neicon.ru
2 Akkuratova St., Saint Petersburg 197341, Russia Russian Federation
V. S. Demeshonok
I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
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Email: vera3009.85@mail.ru
47 Piskarevskiy Prospekt, Saint Petersburg 195067, Russia Russian Federation
S. N. Zhulev
I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
Email: fake@neicon.ru
47 Piskarevskiy Prospekt, Saint Petersburg 195067, Russia Russian Federation
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