Editors Message and Issue Highlights: November –December 2016

Dear Colleagues: Welcome to the November–December 2016 issue of Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience. We begin this issue with a thoughtful review and commentary by Calabró et al titled, “The Right to Die in Chronic Disorders of Consciousness: Can We Avoid the Slippery Slope Argument?” Here the authors review current opinions and ethical issues concerning end-of-life decisions in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOCs) (i.e., vegetative state, minimally conscious state), including the impact misdiagnoses of DOCs may have on end-of-life decisions, the concept of “dignity” and “sanctity” of human life in view of end-of-life decisions, and the risk of the “slippery slope” argument when dealing with euthanasia and end-of-life decisions. The authors share their own ethical perspective on the subject and provide suggestions on how to avoid ambiguity while identifying what is best for the patient with a DOC and his or her family through the establishment of evidence-based criteria and protocol for managing end-of-life decisions among this patient population. Next, Sahoo et al present a case report titled, “Acute Hyperglycemia Associated with Psychotic Symptoms in a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report.” The authors present the case of a woman with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) who developed recurrent episodes of psychosis. After considering the patient’s history and observing her response to treatment, the authors concluded that the...
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