Palliative care in multiple sclerosis

V Cimino, CG Chisari, S Toscano, F Patti - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Palliative care aspects in multiple sclerosis

S Mercadante - Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory, chronic, demyelinating, and neurodegenerative
disorder of central nervous system, determined by an auto-immune dysfunction. Severe …

Opening locked doors: Integrating a palliative care approach into the management of patients with severe multiple sclerosis

J Strupp, R Voltz, H Golla - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Patients severely affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) have a large range of unmet needs.
Although initially counterintuitive, specialized palliative care (PC) may be beneficial for these …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating palliative care in patients with advanced multiple sclerosis: a scoping review

D Murteira, F Rego - Annals of Palliative Medicine, 2024 - apm.amegroups.org
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) often presents a long and uncertain evolution.
Treatment decisions in advanced MS are supported by robust evidence, but recent …

Palliative care for severely affected patients with multiple sclerosis: when and why? Results of a Delphi survey of health care professionals

J Strupp, V Romotzky, M Galushko… - Journal of palliative …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Background: Patients severely affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) present with complex
symptoms and needs requiring an interdisciplinary care approach. Objective: Analysis of …

Palliative care for patients with multiple sclerosis: Recommendations emerging from a case study

CA Wilder - Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects more than 2.8 million people worldwide and is an incurable,
heterogeneous, chronic, degenerative, demyelinating, immune-mediated neurological …

Randomized controlled trial of a home-based palliative approach for people with severe multiple sclerosis

A Solari, A Giordano, F Patti… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Evidence on the efficacy of palliative care in persons with severe multiple
sclerosis (MS) is scarce. Objective: To assess the efficacy of a home-based palliative …

There is an urgent need for palliative care specialists in MS–Commentary

V de Groot - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
In the vast amount of scientific literature on multiple sclerosis (MS), remarkably little has
been written about palliative care (PC) in MS. According to the World Health Organization …

Palliative care for patients with multiple sclerosis

W Brola, M Kasprzyk, M Fudala, J Opara - Medycyna Paliatywna …, 2013 - termedia.pl
Stwardnienie rozsiane (SR) jest chorobą przewlekłą, która najczęściej występuje u młodych
dorosłych i ma długofalowe konsekwencje fizyczne i psychiczne. Przebieg choroby jest …

Palliative care in progressive multiple sclerosis

E D'Amico, A Zanghì, F Patti… - Expert Review of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive disease of the central nervous system
with unknown etiology. It could be associated with severe disability and losses of physical …