The particular needs of people with progressive long-term neurological conditions-including
Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and …

There are a number of different progressive neurological disorders including motor neurone
disease (MND), multiple sclerosis (MS), muscular dystrophies, prion disease and …

Palliative care affirms the value of holistic support for persons facing death from advanced
disease. Increasingly the approach of palliative care is seen as relevant not only to terminal …

With over 10 million people currently living with a neurological condition in the UK, and 600
000 people newly diagnosed each year (Neurological Alliance, 2006), access to quality end …

Palliative care is an approach to the care of patients, affected by serious illness, and their
families that aims to reduce suffering through the management of medical symptoms …

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 …

Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life of patients and their families affected by life-
threatening illness. This approach applies to a large and growing proportion of neurological …

Patients with chronic neurologic disorders suffer from the burden of disease progression
without the hope for a cure. Therefore, symptom management and palliative care …

In the absence of effective disease-modifying drugs, the emphasis in all of the
neurodegenerative conditions is on symptom management and maintenance of quality of …

Background and purpose The European Association of Palliative Care Taskforce, in
collaboration with the Scientific Panel on Palliative Care in Neurology of the European …