People in the advanced stages of long-term neurological conditions need high quality
palliative care services. 1 For this to happen, models of care have to be further developed …

The human experience will always be integral to our clinical practice. Dr Arani Nitkunan,
consultant in neurology, eloquently describes the impact that her elderly aunt, Sinnamma …

The role of palliative care for people with progressive neurological disease has been
increasingly discussed over the last 20 years (1–3). Initially, the focus was on amyotrophic …

'An approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing problems
associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering, early …

'This book will be a valuable resource for neurologists, providing them with a wealth of
information about symptom control, communication, end-of-life care and the ethical issues …

It would be difficult to think that palliative care is anything other than a subject of great
importance to all neurologists, but in reality it is an aspect of neurology that is remarkably …

Section II,'Major discomforts in advanced neurological illness', reviews symptoms
experienced by patients dying with neurological illness such as: pain; problems with …

This book is a well-written introduction to the ideas, philosophy and interventions of
palliative care as applied to neurology. It joins a small but growing list of similar works, such …

Then clinicians need to focus on treatment to improve those sources of distress, including
skills in pain control and symptoms control, as well as the ability to have conversations about …

This article reports a parallel survey of consultants working in the fields of neurology,
rehabilitation and palliative medicine, and explores the interface between the three …