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Deep Brain Stimulation and the Search for Identity

Ethical evaluation of deep brain stimulation as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease is complicated by results that can be described as involving changes in the patient’s identity. The risk of becoming another person following surgery is alarming for patients, caregivers and clinicians alike. It is o...

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Autores principales: Witt, Karsten, Kuhn, Jens, Timmermann, Lars, Zurowski, Mateusz, Woopen, Christiane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3825601/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24273620
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12152-011-9100-1