Our health-care system is fraught with paternalistic attitudes toward the capabilities of people with disabilities. Capacity assessments raise important issues about consent, autonomy and agency.
A patient is prepared for neurocognitive assessment.
(Steven Kim)
COVID-19 is not just a respiratory disease. Its neurocognitive symptoms are not well defined yet, so assessment is key to understanding the effects of coronavirus on the brain.
HIV-positive women who suffered trauma in their formative years are likely to suffer brain function impairment.
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