Objective: Many incurable neurologic diseases have predictable complications during their
course or at their end stage. Timely discussions of potential treatment restrictions may …

Communication between neurologists and patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),
as well as with their family members, is an extremely challenging aspect of patient care …

Objective Quantitative analysis of decision-making on therapeutic options in different
sociocultural context in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods ALS patients (n= 244) …

In this issue of Neurology, Albert et al. 1 examine one of the largest unanswered questions
about ALS care: Do patients choose life-sustaining interventions? Then, do they change …

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

Objective To determine whether patients randomized to unapproved, disease-modifying
interventions in neurodegenerative disease trials have better outcomes than patients …

To evaluate information preferences and information seeking behaviour in ALS patients and
caregivers. Sixty ALS patients and caregivers couples were interviewed using a structured …

Palliative care in neurology is an evolving discipline of interest among neurologists who
care for chronically ill, critically ill, and dying patients with neurologic diseases. Increasing …

As frontotemporal dementia progresses in individuals, safety issues related to behaviors and
injury become a paramount concern. In addition to self-care deficits, frontotemporal …

Deliberative bodies have recommended additional protections for persons with dementia
included in clinical trials. This survey of experienced dementia researchers revealed that 45 …