RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The ultimate curse. JF Journal of Medical Ethics JO J Med Ethics FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics SP 277 OP 280 DO 10.1136/jme.21.5.277 VO 21 IS 5 A1 Crisci, C YR 1995 UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/21/5/277.abstract AB 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.