When to initiate palliative care in neurology

B Dawson, K McConvey, TE Gofton - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Prediction of movement ratings and deep brain stimulation parameters in idiopathic Parkinson's disease

U Kleinholdermann, B Bacara, L Timmermann… - … : Technology at the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) parameter fine-tuning after lead implantation is
laborious work because of the almost uncountable possible combinations. Patients and …

[HTML][HTML] End of life care of hospitalized patients with Parkinson disease: a retrospective analysis and brief review

S Bhansali, E Assaedi, JRT Yu, N Mandava… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Towards the end of life (EOL), persons with parkinsonism (PwP) have complex
needs and can present with unique palliative care (PC) challenges. There are no widely …

Paradigm shift in Parkinson's disease: using continuous telemonitoring to improve symptoms control. Results from a 2-years journey

S Konitsiotis, A Alexoudi, P Zikos… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Conventional care in Parkinson's disease (PD) faces limitations due to the
significant time and location commitments needed for regular assessments, lacking …

Motor dysfunction in Parkinson's patients: depression differences in a latent growth model

QS Wang, J Bian, Y Sun, YZ Shi, ZX Zhao… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objective This study aims to utilize latent growth model (LGM) to explore the developmental
trajectory of motor dysfunction in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and investigate the …

What neurologists wish palliative care physicians knew

CL Vaughan, V Bruno - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 2022 - Elsevier
As the incidence of neurologic (particularly neurodegenerative) diseases continues to rise,
so too will the palliative needs in this patient population. To appropriately care for these …