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ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2007

Ethical questions in the treatment of subjects with dementia. Part I. Respecting autonomy: awareness, competence and behavioural disorders.

C A Defanti, A Tiezzi, M Gasparini, M Gasperini, M Congedo, P Tiraboschi, D Tarquini, E Pucci, C Porteri, V Bonito and 9 more

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Article in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Need for palliative care for neurological diseases.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2016
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  8. Diogenes syndrome in patients suffering from dementia.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 11 institutions in 1 country.

C A DefantiCentro Alzheimer, Ospedale Briolini, Gazzaniga (BG), and Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università di Genova, Italy. carlo.defanti@aliceposta.it
A Tiezzi
M Gasparini
M Gasperini
M Congedo
P Tiraboschi
D Tarquini
E Pucci
C Porteri
V Bonito
L Sacco
S Stefanini
L Borghi
L Colombi
N Marcello
O Zanetti
R Causarano
A Primavera
Bioethics and Palliative Care in Neurology Study Group of the Italian Society of Neurology
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda · ITCentro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli · ITUniversity of Bergamo · ITFondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero · ITIstituti Clinici di Perfezionamento · ITOspedale Civile di Venezia · ITOspedale San Donato · ITOspedale San Giacomo Apostolo · ITSanta Maria Nuova Hospital · ITUniversity of Genoa · ITUniversity of Macerata · IT

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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The document deals with some ethical issues raised by the treatment of demented people. In particular the conceptual and empirical aspects of the assessment of awareness and competence of these patients are analysed, as well as the dilemmas related to the treatment of behavioral disorders.

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CognitionEthics, MedicalMental CompetencyMental DisordersPersonal AutonomyDementiaHumansSelf Concept

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PMID17690856
OpenAlexW2061362280

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