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Full-Text Articles in Medical Jurisprudence
Genetic Health And Eugenics Precedents: A Voice Of Caution, Larry Palmer
Genetic Health And Eugenics Precedents: A Voice Of Caution, Larry Palmer
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
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Legal Implications Of Epilepsy, H. Richard Beresford
Legal Implications Of Epilepsy, H. Richard Beresford
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Physicians who care for patients with epilepsy may function as agents or targets of social control. As agents, they may assist in the identification and control of epileptic drivers, may provide information that enables fair and appropriate job placements for epileptic persons, and give testimony that helps the legal system resolve issues relating to the liability of epileptic persons for harm attributed to seizures or interictal behavioral disturbances. As targets, they may be charged with negligent failure to diagnose, treat, or inform about epilepsy or its associated problems, with failure to exercise due care in protecting persons harmed by their …