Islamic perspective on end of life issues in persistent vegetative state patients - a case report

Islamic perspective on end of life issues in persistent vegetative state patients - a case report

Persistent vegetative state (PVS) is a clinical condition of unawareness of self and environment with preserved sleep-wake cycles. Its clinical diagnosis can be a difficult unless a physician has adequate experience and expertise in evaluating neurological syndromes. Outcome is based on aetiology an...

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Main Authors: Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf, Draman, Che Rosle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
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BJ Ethics
R Medicine (General)
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/68735/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/68735/1/Islamic%20perspective%20on%20PVS%20ISSUES-2-249.pdf
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spelling iium-687352018-12-27T06:50:41Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68735/ Islamic perspective on end of life issues in persistent vegetative state patients - a case report Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf Draman, Che Rosle BJ Ethics R Medicine (General) Persistent vegetative state (PVS) is a clinical condition of unawareness of self and environment with preserved sleep-wake cycles. Its clinical diagnosis can be a difficult unless a physician has adequate experience and expertise in evaluating neurological syndromes. Outcome is based on aetiology and age. Decisions on limiting life-sustaining treatment (LST) for these patients are emotionally and morally challenging. We present a case of a young boy who went into PVS following traumatic brain injury (TBI) with the aim to review some of the ethical issues regarding its management from Islamic perspective. Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68735/1/Islamic%20perspective%20on%20PVS%20ISSUES-2-249.pdf Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf and Draman, Che Rosle (2018) Islamic perspective on end of life issues in persistent vegetative state patients - a case report. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 17 (Special Issue 2). pp. 249-251. E-ISSN 1823-4631 http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/volume_17_special_issue_2/ISSUES-2-249.pdf
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R Medicine (General)
spellingShingle BJ Ethics
R Medicine (General)
Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
Draman, Che Rosle
Islamic perspective on end of life issues in persistent vegetative state patients - a case report
description Persistent vegetative state (PVS) is a clinical condition of unawareness of self and environment with preserved sleep-wake cycles. Its clinical diagnosis can be a difficult unless a physician has adequate experience and expertise in evaluating neurological syndromes. Outcome is based on aetiology and age. Decisions on limiting life-sustaining treatment (LST) for these patients are emotionally and morally challenging. We present a case of a young boy who went into PVS following traumatic brain injury (TBI) with the aim to review some of the ethical issues regarding its management from Islamic perspective.
format Article
author Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
Draman, Che Rosle
author_facet Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
Draman, Che Rosle
author_sort Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
title Islamic perspective on end of life issues in persistent vegetative state patients - a case report
title_short Islamic perspective on end of life issues in persistent vegetative state patients - a case report
title_full Islamic perspective on end of life issues in persistent vegetative state patients - a case report
title_fullStr Islamic perspective on end of life issues in persistent vegetative state patients - a case report
title_full_unstemmed Islamic perspective on end of life issues in persistent vegetative state patients - a case report
title_sort islamic perspective on end of life issues in persistent vegetative state patients - a case report
publisher Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/68735/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/68735/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/68735/1/Islamic%20perspective%20on%20PVS%20ISSUES-2-249.pdf
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