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. 2014 Sep;10(9):487-8.
doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2014.143. Epub 2014 Aug 12.

Neuro-oncology: Under-recognized mental incapacity in brain tumour patients

Mark Bernstein  1
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Neuro-oncology: Under-recognized mental incapacity in brain tumour patients

Mark Bernstein. Nat Rev Neurol. 2014 Sep.

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.

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