Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment Concealment State
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44010e31
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Post-StrokeCognitiveImpairmentConcealmentState
Definition
State in which a licensed professional engineer, having suffered a medical event (such as a stroke) that materially impairs their cognitive or professional capacity, continues to operate their firm and affix their seal to engineering documents without disclosing the impairment to clients, regulators, or the public, while delegating substantive design work to unqualified or insufficiently experienced subordinates — creating direct tension between financial self-preservation, personal privacy, and the professional obligation to ensure competent and responsible engineering practice.
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Definition
State in which a licensed professional engineer, having suffered a medical event (such as a stroke) that materially impairs their cognitive or professional capacity, continues to operate their firm and affix their seal to engineering documents without disclosing the impairment to clients, regulators, or the public, while delegating substantive design work to unqualified or insufficiently experienced subordinates — creating direct tension between financial self-preservation, personal privacy, and the professional obligation to ensure competent and responsible engineering practice.
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer B divulged he had suffered a stroke a few months prior
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Ontology
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Class
Content Hash
44010e317e2d154e...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
16
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-02-25T02:44:07.719333+00:00
First Discovered In Case
16
Generated
2026-02-25T02:44:07.719333+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 16 Extraction