The particular needs of people with progressive long-term neurological conditions - including Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Huntington's disease - may make care delivery and planning the last stages of life ethically, practically and clinically challenging.
Autorentext
Judi Byrne, Penny McNamara, Jane Seymour, Pam McClinton
Inhalt
Progressive neurological conditions: epidemiological and clinical picture. The principles and practice of palliative care. Supportive and palliative care needs in progressive long-term neurological conditions: an overview. Symptom relief in palliative neurological care. Challenges to communication. Patients and families. Palliative initiatives in neurological care: the PINC programme. Ethical considerations in the palliative care of patients with neurological disorders. Bereavement Support.