299 life (8). The Gold Standards Framework suggests that certain criteria may help with
specific clinical indicators for neurological disease and ALS, MS, and PD; it also suggests …

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

Background and purpose A Consensus document on palliative care and neurology has
made recommendations on the care of people with chronic and progressive neurological …

Palliative care in neurological disorders is an unfamiliar topic for most neurologists and for
many palliative care physicians, but has actually been present from the start of palliative …

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 …

Background: Chronic progressive neurological diseases like high grade glioma (HGG),
Parkinson's disease (PD), and multiple sclerosis (MS) are incurable, and associated with …

The role of palliative care for people with progressive neurological disease has been
increasingly discussed over the last 20 years (1–3). Initially, the focus was on amyotrophic …

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 …

Many of the most frequent neurological diseases are chronic, incurable, and autonomy-
impairing illnesses. Neurological conditions like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)/motor …

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 …