%0 Journal Article %A C Crisci %T The ultimate curse. %D 1995 %R 10.1136/jme.21.5.277 %J Journal of Medical Ethics %P 277-280 %V 21 %N 5 %X This paper tells the story of a doctor in a vegetative state. The approach towards him is quite different from that towards a common patient. The other physicians cannot deal with this situation with the necessary open mind. %U https://jme.bmj.com/content/medethics/21/5/277.full.pdf