Bioethics and Neurosurgery: An Overview of Existing and Emerging Topics for the Practicing Neurosurgeon

Alexandra J. White; Margot Kelly-Hedrick; Stephen P. Miranda; Mariam M. Abdelbarr; Gabriel Lázaro-Muñoz; Nader Pouratian; Francis Shen; Brian V. Nahed; Theresa Williamson

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2024.07.051

Bioethics and Neurosurgery: An Overview of Existing and Emerging Topics for the Practicing Neurosurgeon

Alexandra J. White, Margot Kelly-Hedrick, Stephen P. Miranda, Mariam M. Abdelbarr, Gabriel Lázaro-Muñoz, Nader Pouratian, Francis Shen, Brian V. Nahed, Theresa Williamson

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Neurosurgery is a field with complex ethical issues. In this article, we aim to provide an overview of key and emerging ethical issues in neurosurgery with a focus on issues relevant to practicing neurosurgeons. These issues include those of informed consent, capacity, clinical trials, emerging neurotechnology, innovation, equity and justice, and emerging bioethics areas including community engagement and organizational ethics. We argue that bioethics can help neurosurgeons think about and address these issues, and, in turn, the field of bioethics can benefit from engagement by neurosurgeons. Several ideas for increasing engagement in bioethics are proposed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	181-186
Number of pages	6
Journal	World neurosurgery
Volume	190
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2024.07.051
State	Published - Oct 2024

Keywords

Bioethics
Brain computer interfaces
Ethics
Health equity
Informed consent neurosurgeons
Neurosurgery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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