Abstract Purpose of Review While the benefits of palliative care for patients with cancer are
well established, palliative care in neuro-oncology is still in its early stages. However, in …

Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, atypical parkinsonian
syndromes, and multiple sclerosis are progressive neurologic disorders that cumulatively …

Although Parkinson's disease (PD) is traditionally viewed as a movement disorder which
affects quality of life, recent literature has revealed an increased mortality, a high burden of …

Palliative care for Parkinson's disease (PD) is a poorly developed area of care. We do not
understand the needs of Parkinson patients close to death and how best to meet these …

Palliative care has a very important role in the care of patients with motor neurone disease
and their families. There is increasing emphasis on the multidisciplinary assessment and …

Creutzfeldt et al Palliative Care in Acute Stroke 2715 examining the clinical characteristics of
the subset of stroke patients seen by palliative care specialists18, 23–25: Compared with …

Background: Parkinson's disease is a common, life-limiting, neurodegenerative condition.
Despite calls for improved access to palliative care for people with Parkinson's disease …

Background: There is growing interest in the application of palliative care principles to
improve care for patients and families affected by neurologic diseases. We developed an …

The majority of deaths associated with neurologic disease occur after a progressive
debilitating chronic illness. In response to the multiple needs of patients and families during …

Neurodegenerative diseases affect adults of all ages and are associated with complex
physical and neuropsychiatric symptoms, progressive functional impairments, and high …