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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457736203321

Autore

Maddocks Ian

Titolo

Palliative neurology / / Ian Maddocks [and three others] [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2006

ISBN

1-107-14280-6

1-280-47999-X

9786610479993

1-139-13155-9

0-511-22088-X

0-511-22092-8

0-511-21891-5

0-511-54501-0

0-511-21959-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 260 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

616.8/0428

Soggetti

Nervous system - Diseases - Palliative treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [234]-240) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Note on drugs and abbreviations; SECTION I Palliative Management; SECTION II Major Discomforts in Advanced Neurological Illness; SECTION III Major Neurological Conditions Requiring Palliation; SECTION IV Ethical Issues; SECTION V Appendices; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Palliative care affirms the value of holistic support for persons facing death from advanced disease. Increasingly the approach of palliative care is seen as relevant not only to terminal cancer (its initial concern) but also to many other incurable conditions. To date, the major emphasis of specialist neurology has been on diagnosis, and the continuing long term management of the many major diseases has received far less attention. This handbook aims to provide succinct and practical advice on the management of major neurological disorders in both their supportive and terminal phases, recognizing that these conditions are increasing in prevalence in virtually every society as the



proportion of elderly persons grows. It demonstrates how the discomforts encountered in dementia, stroke, Parkinson's disease, ALS, Huntington's disease, muscular dystrophies and multiple sclerosis can benefit from the same comprehensive approach to palliation as has evolved in specialist care for cancer.