Palliative care is an approach to patient care that focuses on enhancing quality of life
through relief of physical, emotional, and spiritual sources of distress and patient-tailored …

Palliative care is an approach to patient care that focuses on enhancing quality of life
through relief of physical, emotional, and spiritual sources of distress and patient-tailored …

Palliative care is increasingly becoming an established part of medical care, providing the
holistic assessment and management of the person at the center of care—physical …

The palliative care needs of inpatients with neurologic illness are varied, depending on
diagnosis, acuity of illness, available treatment options, prognosis, and goals of care …

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 …

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 …

Palliative medicine is a specialty that focuses on improving the quality of life for patients with
serious or advanced medical conditions, and it is appropriate at any stage of disease …

The human experience will always be integral to our clinical practice. Dr Arani Nitkunan,
consultant in neurology, eloquently describes the impact that her elderly aunt, Sinnamma …

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 …

The July 2018 issue of Annals of Palliative Medicine is a focused issue guest edited by
Kwok Ying Chan, FHKCP, of the Palliative Medical Unit at Grantham Hospital in Hong Kong …