Patients, and their families, with Parkinson's disease (PD) and related disorders face many
issues, including physical, psychological, social and spiritual. Palliative care is an essential …

As there is no curative treatment for motor neurone disease (MND), palliative care is
appropriate from the time of diagnosis with the aim of managing the symptoms and problems …

Background: Neuropalliative care is a newly-defined subspeciality bringing specific aspects
of fields of neurology and palliative care together to better meet the complex care needs of …

Pa cienti v pokročilé fázi progresivních neurologických onemocnění patří do skupiny
nemocných, kteří mohou být vhodní pro poskytování paliativní péče. Cílem tohoto …

Guidance and protocols of end-of-life care have been directed towards the care of patients
with cancer. It is possible to extrapolate some of these to people with long-term neurological …

Parkinson's disease (PD) affects 1%–2% of individuals older than 60 years and is the 14th
leading cause of death in the United States. People with PD, across all stages of the …

Purpose The goal of this narrative review was to identify and summarize the ways in which
palliative care could benefit patients who have advanced dementia. Methods This case …

The general physician can help patients and families living with advanced multiple sclerosis
and motor neurone disease in a number of practical ways. The key areas requiring a …

In 1974, Dr. Balfour Mount introduced the term “palliative” from the Latin word palliare—“to
wrap in comfort”—as a description of an approach that supports patients by focusing on …

Life-limiting and life-threatening neurologic conditions often progress slowly. Patients live
with a substantial symptom burden over a long period of time, and there is often a high …