Palliative Care in Neurology
Series: Contemporary Neurology Series; 69;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 17 June 2004
- ISBN 9780198508434
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages480 pages
- Size 262x188x29 mm
- Weight 1068 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous tables and haltones 0
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Short description:
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.
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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 that 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.
It is indeed heartening to see the specialty of neurology acknowledging palliative care as an important issue. I enjoyed reading this book . . . I think this is a good book. It will be a worthy addition to neurology and palliative medicine libraries but also has application in general medicine and general practice.
Table of Contents:
Palliative care
Part 1: Disorders
Palliative care in stroke
Demyelinating disease
Neoplasms
Parkinson's disease and related disorders
Dementias
Infectious disease
Diseases of motor nerves
Muscular dystrophy and related myopathies
Epilepsy
Pediatric neurology
Part 2: Neurologic Outcome and Palliative Care
Persistent vegetative state
Quadriplegia and paraplegia
Locked-in state
Part 3: Common Symptoms
Spasticity
Dysphagia
Communication impairment
Epileptic seizures and mycolonus
Pain
Nausea and vomiting
Fatigue
Acute confusional state
Respiratory symptoms
Bowel symptoms
Urological symptoms
Psychiatric symptoms
Part 4: Other problems with advanced illness
Neurological emergencies
Pressure ulcers
Stomatitis
Managing the dying patient
Part 5: Ethical issues
Personal identity and palliative care
Food and hydration
Sedation in the imminently dying patient
Advance directives
Refusal and withdrawal of treatment
Physician assisted suicide/euthanasia
Informed consent
Part 6: General aspects
Psychological aspects
Spirituality
Cultural aspects of care
Palliative care education for neurologists
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