Identify and explain the issues with autonomy and consent in this case. Make sure you offer some discussion about how using DBS, a proven but still emerging neurotechnology, uniquely affects your considerations about autonomy and consent. It may help to compare DBS to a treatment that does not directly affect cytoarchitecture.
For several years, you have been working with a patient who has advanced Parkinson’s disease. The patient has been suffering from lack of motor control since becoming your patient. A year ago, you and the patient decided to try experimental deep brain stimulation (DBS) treatments to treat the motor symptoms of his Parkinson’s. The DBS […]