Palliative Care in Neurological Disease - A Team Approach

Informationen zum Autor Judi Byrne, Penny McNamara, Jane Seymour, Pam McClinton Klappentext This unique and comprehensive book builds bridges between palliative and neurological care expertise! recognising that such people may require intensive input from rehabilitation and therapy teams at the same time as complex symptom management and supportive non clinical care. Zusammenfassung 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 Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: Judi Byrne, Judi Mcnamara Byrne, Pam McClinton, Penny McNamara, Jane Seymour
• Assisted by: Judi Byrne (Editor), McClinton Pam (Editor), McNamara Penny (Editor), Seymour Jane (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.07.2009
• EAN: 9781846192937
• ISBN: 978-1-84619-293-7
• No. of pages: 172
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Neurology, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Palliative Medicine, MEDICAL / Pain Management