Palliative neurology / Ian Maddocks [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maddocks, Ian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nervous system--Diseases--Palliative treatment.

Nervous system.

Physical Description:

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

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

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

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

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

OCLC:

437171016

Publisher Number:

9780521672498