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Examining Pediatric Tourette Syndrome, Alyssa Orlando
Examining Pediatric Tourette Syndrome, Alyssa Orlando
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Pediatric Tourette Syndrome is a complex neurological disorder. Many people associate it with swearing, however in reality it is very rarely associated with that. This paper entails my own personal experiene with Tourette Syndrome and examines potential treatment options in the pediatric population.
Exploring Parental Wishes And Personhood In The Grey Zones Of Neonatal Resuscitation, Alison Lindsay
Exploring Parental Wishes And Personhood In The Grey Zones Of Neonatal Resuscitation, Alison Lindsay
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The intense societal debate churning around the moral status of fetuses includes topics such as qualifications for personhood, the role of the autonomous decisions of a fetus’ mother, and the obligations of society to protect fetuses. This paper analyzes extending this discussion to newborns in five sections. The first section presents a literature review of responses to a philosophical paper about the respective interests of parents and fetuses and newborns, elaborating on aspects of personhood and parental decision-making. The second section presents a literature review of medical and nursing discussion around resuscitation for extremely premature newborns, focusing on similar evaluations …