TY - JOUR
T1 - The legal implications of detecting Alzheimer's disease earlier
AU - Preston, Joshua
AU - McTeigue, Jaleh
AU - Opperman, Caitlin
AU - Scott Krieg, Jordan Dean
AU - Brandt-Fontaine, Mikaela
AU - Yasis, Alina
AU - Shen, Francis X
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/12
Y1 - 2016/12
N2 - Early detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD) raises a number of challenging legal questions. In this essay, we explore some of those questions, such as: Is a neurological indicator of increased risk for AD a legally relevant brain state before there are any outward behavioral manifestations? How should courts address evidentiary challenges to the admissibility of AD-related neuroimaging? How should the government regulate the marketing of neuroimaging diagnostic tools? How should insurance coverage for the use of these new tools be optimized? We suggest that many voices and multidisciplinary perspectives are needed to answer these questions and ensure that legal responses are swift, efficient, and equitable.
AB - Early detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD) raises a number of challenging legal questions. In this essay, we explore some of those questions, such as: Is a neurological indicator of increased risk for AD a legally relevant brain state before there are any outward behavioral manifestations? How should courts address evidentiary challenges to the admissibility of AD-related neuroimaging? How should the government regulate the marketing of neuroimaging diagnostic tools? How should insurance coverage for the use of these new tools be optimized? We suggest that many voices and multidisciplinary perspectives are needed to answer these questions and ensure that legal responses are swift, efficient, and equitable.
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U2 - 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.hlaw1-1612
DO - 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.hlaw1-1612
M3 - Article
C2 - 28009247
AN - SCOPUS:85015583697
SN - 2376-6980
VL - 18
SP - 1207
EP - 1217
JO - AMA Journal of Ethics
JF - AMA Journal of Ethics
IS - 12
ER -