Comprehensive management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

GT Carter, RG Miller - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation …, 1998 - pmr.theclinics.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive motor neuron disease that poses
a myriad of clinical problems Patients with ALS are best treated in a multidisciplinary setting …

End-of-life care of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other nonmalignant diseases

A Tiirola, T Korhonen, T Surakka… - American Journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Palliative care services extend to meet the needs of patients with nonmalignant
diseases. Aim: To explore the diagnoses, symptoms, and treatment of patients dying in …

The amyotrophic lateral sclerosis center: a model of multidisciplinary management

AS Mayadev, MD Weiss, BJ Distad, LS Krivickas… - Physical Medicine and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating, progressive motor neuron disorder that
poses a myriad of clinical problems. Patients who have ALS are best cared for in a …

Comprehensive rehabilitative care across the spectrum of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

S Paganoni, C Karam, N Joyce, R Bedlack… - …, 2015 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) is a
neurodegenerative disease that results in progressive muscle weakness and wasting. There …

Palliative care in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

GD Borasio, R Voltz, RG Miller - Neurologic clinics, 2001 - neurologic.theclinics.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)(ie, motor neuron disease in the United Kingdom and
Lou Gehrig disease, or ALS, in the United States) is the most common degenerative disorder …

[PDF][PDF] Tratamiento neurorrehabilitador de la esclerosis lateral amiotrófica

F Orient-López, R Terré-Boliart, D Guevara-Espinosa… - Rev Neurol, 2006 - sid-inico.usal.es
Aim. To carry out a review of the literature with the aim of defining, evaluating, establishing
and making more widely known the value of neurorehabilitation therapy in the different …

'Intensive palliative care': a qualitative study of issues related to nurses' care of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at end-of-life

S Daneau, A Bourbonnais, É Allard… - Palliative care and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is currently an incurable and fatal disease,
which often comes with a high symptom burden at the end-of-life stage. Little is known about …

Palliative care for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis:“prepare for the worst and hope for the best”

H Mitsumoto, JG Rabkin - Jama, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating terminal neurodegenerative disease
with a highly predictable clinical course such that palliative care should begin at or soon …

Palliative care issues in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an evidenced-based review

CY Karam, S Paganoni, N Joyce… - American Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
As palliative care physicians become increasingly involved in the care of patients with
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), they will be asked to provide guidance regarding the …

Evolution of quality of life, mental health, and coping strategies in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a pilot study

S Montel, L Albertini, C Desnuelle… - Journal of palliative …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Background and Objectives: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal,
neurological disease, which can potentially impact mental health as well as the adaptation …