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

• Autore: Maddocks Ian
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 260 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 616.8/0428
• Soggetto topico: Nervous system - Diseases - Palliative treatment
• Altri autori: MaddocksIan
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Palliative neurology
• 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
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784419603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II