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

Palliative care is an approach to the care of patients and families facing progressive and
chronic illnesses that focuses on the relief of suffering due to physical symptoms …

The prevalence of disability due to neurological conditions is escalating worldwide.
Neurological disorders have significant disability-burden with long-term functional and …

Background The demand for family caregiving in persons with chronic neurological
conditions (CNCs) is increasing. Psychological resilience may empower and protect …

Background and Purpose: Patients with severe, progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) have
complex physical and psychosocial needs, typically over several years. Few treatment …

Background Few data on services for people with severe multiple sclerosis (MS) are
available. The Palliative Network for Severely Affected Adults with MS in Italy (PeNSAMI) …

Rehabilitation and palliative care are health care fields with separate histories but some
recent convergences. Both have been identified as components within universal health …

Background Multidisciplinary care (MDC) is increasingly thought to be an important means
of symptomatic and supportive management for motor neuron disease (MND) but the …

Background: Palliative care is rarely being offered to patients with Parkinson's disease. Aim:
To assess symptom prevalence, severity and palliative care needs in advanced stages of …

Background: Hospital-based specialist palliative care services are common, yet existing
evidence of inpatient generalist providers' perceptions of collaborating with hospital-based …