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DEVELOPMENT BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE NURSING May 2008 Vol 4 No 5 235 …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease associated
with progressive dysphagia, dysarthria, extremity weakness, and dyspnea. Although there …

Dementia is the most common neurologic disease, affecting approximately 55 million people
worldwide. Dementia is a terminal illness, although not always recognized as such. This …

INTRODUCTION: Neurodegenerative conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's
disease and motor neurone disease, are progressive and incurable conditions that …

Appropriate palliative care is essential for people with motor neurone disease, a progressive
and irreversible neurological condition that can have distressing symptoms in its later …

Late stage Parkinson's and Parkinson-plus patients have increased needs beyond motor
symptom management that cannot be fully addressed in a typical neurology clinic visit …

Although neuropalliative care is a relatively new field, there is increasing evidence for its use
among the degenerative parkinsonian syndromes, including idiopathic Parkinson disease …

Main target in palliative care (PC) is burden care of patients and their families, with the aim
to reduce suffering through the management of symptoms, rehabilitation, psychosocial …

The concept of palliative care in neurology continues to evolve; yet, the stigma about
palliative care remains. Some may view offering palliative care to patients with serious …

Although patients with incurable neurological diseases suffer from a variety of distressing
symptoms and may die from their neurological condition and associated complications …