| Literature DB >> 25112511 |
Abstract
Many patients with brain tumours possess inadequate mental capacity to provide informed consent, but this situation often goes undetected because clinicians do not routinely conduct formal cognitive assessments. This oversight should be recognized and rectified to enable optimum ethical and medical care of these vulnerable individuals.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25112511 DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2014.143
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Neurol ISSN: 1759-4758 Impact factor: 42.937