Palliative Care in Neurology (Hardcover, New)

Patients with degenerative neurological disorders are among the most handicapped patients in medicine. Many of these diseases are incurable. Expert palliative care is the duty of every neurologist: however, to date, this has not been a standard feature of neurological practice or training. This book helps define a new field, namely palliative care in neurology. It brings together all necessary information for neurologists caring for a patient with advance disease. Palliative care is an approach to the management of patients with life-threatening illness that attempts to enhance comfort, relieve psychosocial and spiritual distress, assure respect for decision making, provide support for the family, and prepare the patient and family for the end of life. This unique book covers each of the many dimensions of palliative care as they relate to patients with advanced neurological disorders. Basic principles of palliative care and specific ethical issues (such as euthanasia, food and hydration and advance directives) are covered. The needs of populations with specific neurological disorders are described and the management of symptoms that are common to all is explored in detail. Each chapter introduces its topic using a case report which may be used directly for teaching purposes. The authors have put together an invaluable resource, which lays the foundation for further research in the field.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Contemporary Neurology Series, 69
Release date:	June 2004
First published:	August 2004
Editors:	Raymond Voltz • James L. Bernat • Gian Domenico Borasio • Ian Maddocks • David Oliver • Russell Portenoy
Dimensions:	262 x 188 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	480
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-850843-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Palliative medicine
LSN:	0-19-850843-3
Barcode:	9780198508434

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