“Vegetative State and Related Disorders: Clinical Concepts and Ethical Dilemmas” was presented by Edward J. Dropcho, MD on Wednesday March 18, 2009 in the Riley Outpatient Center Auditorium. Dr. Dropcho:
- Identified the pathophysiology, diagnostic criteria, and clinical outcomes for vegetative state, minimally conscious state, and related disorders
- Reviewed current legal and ethical issues for persons in vegetative state or other chronic disorders of consciousness
- Reviewed current neuroimaging techniques relating to the pathophysiology and management of persons with chronic disorders of consciousness
Dr. Edward J. Dropcho is a professor in the Department of Neurology at Indiana University School of Medicine. He is the director of the Neuro-Oncology Program at the IU Simon Cancer Center and a member of the Section on Ethics of the American Academy of Neurology. He received his MD from the University of Chicago, completed a residency in Neurology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, and completed a fellowship in Neuro-Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
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