The Mayhem of A Misdiagnosis

The Center for Law, Brain & Behavior at Massachusetts General Hospital will present a case that concerns a tragic trajectory caused by undetected brain disease and the interpersonal and societal havoc that can be wreaked by a misdiagnosis. Weaving a narrative that highlights the subject's personal life and neurological decline, experts in psychiatry, law, and neurology will consider: what can be done to prevent the mayhem of a misdiagnosis?

PARTICIPANTS

Bradford C. Dickerson, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Director, Frontotemporal Disorders Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital

Judith G. Edersheim, JD, MD
Co-founder and Co-director, Center for Law, Brain and Behavior
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital

Bruce H. Price, MD
Co-founder and Co-director, Center for Law, Brain and Behavior
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Associate in Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital