Neuroethics
Neuroethics is a term not familiar to all neurosurgeons. It refers to the relatively new specialty of examining ethical issues specific to the neurosciences. It originated with fMRI research in which the possibility was raised of finding sensitive informa
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Neurosurgical Ethics in Practice: Value-based Medicine
Ahmed Ammar • Mark Bernstein Editors
Neurosurgical Ethics in Practice: Value-based Medicine
Editors Ahmed Ammar, MBChB, DMSc, FICS, FACS, FAANS Department of Neurosurgery King Fahd University Hospital Dammam University Al Khobar Saudi Arabia
Mark Bernstein, MD, MHSc, FRCSC Division of Neurosurgery Toronto Western Hospital University of Toronto Toronto, ON Canada
ISBN 978-3-642-54979-3 ISBN 978-3-642-54980-9 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-54980-9 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London
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Preface
Modern medical practice is dominated by technology and evidence based medicine emphasizing the importance of scientific data to guide our daily practice. But through the years, as medicine has crossed different cultures and borders, it has been and will be always be the ultimate value-based activity, much of which is not necessarily based in evidence. Through history the practice of medicine in Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, India and other old civilizations was deeply connected
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