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Chapter 21 - Religious and Legal Issues in Neuroprognostication

from Part II - Other Topics in Neuroprognostication

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2024

By
Aaron Sylvan Lord  and
Ariane Lewis
Edited by
David M. Greer  and
Neha S. Dangayach
David M. Greer
Affiliation:
Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center
Neha S. Dangayach
Affiliation:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Health System
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Summary

Of all areas of medicine, the practice of neurological prognostication requires one of the deepest understandings of the humanistic aspects of medicine.  Neurological injuries affect the most human aspects of a patient’s life – the ability to think, feel, talk, eat, and walk. The impact of neurological injuries must be considered in the context of a patient’s and their family’s cultural, moral, and religious beliefs.  Additionally, a patient’s geographical location influences their case from legal and social perspectives.  Neurological prognostication for a severely brain-injured patient is practiced in a very different way by a clinician at a major medical center in New York City caring for an Orthodox Jewish patient than it is by a clinician in Bangladesh caring for a Muslim patient. All neurological prognostication requires an intimate understanding of a patient’s ethical and religious beliefs and the local laws and customs.

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Neuroprognostication in Critical Care , pp. 297 - 304
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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