Ethical and legal issues in brain injury rehabilitation

Issue title: International Brain Injury Association Conference

Guest editors: Nathan Zasler and Jose Leon-Carrion

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Léon-Jimenez, Fernando^{; *}

Affiliations: Court of Primary Instruction, 3 Sant Feliu de Guixols, Gerona, Spain

Note: [*] E-mail: [email protected].

Abstract: Ethical and legal aspects have to be considered in traumatic brain injury (TBI) because they will be a determining factor in the possibility of patient recovery and his/her new life style. Ethically, TBI rehabilitation has to be directed by true specialists in the field of brain injury. This rehabilitation has to be interdisciplinary and the goal must be that of insuring that the patient enjoys quality of life. Rules for the conduct of professionals in the field of brain injury and attorneys alike need to be established.

Keywords: Brain injury, Trial lawyer, Plaintiff’s medical experts, Life care planning, Insurance company, Neuropsychology

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-1998-11206

Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 119-127, 1998