End of Life Care in Neurological Disease

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. End of Life Care

   • Tes Smith, Eleanor Sherwen

   Pages 1-18

3. End of Life Care in Neurological Disease

   • David Oliver, Eli Silber

   Pages 19-32

4. Communication

   • Jenny Smith, Debi Adams, Colin W. Campbell

   Pages 33-50

5. Physical Symptoms in Neurological Conditions

   • Mark Lee

   Pages 51-89

6. Holistic Care: Psychosocial and Spiritual Aspects

   • Colin W. Campbell, Barbara J. Chandler, Sue Smith

   Pages 91-111

7. Multidisciplinary Care

   • David Oliver, Sally Watson

   Pages 113-132

8. Advance Care Planning

   • Simon Chapman

   Pages 133-142

9. Care at the End of Life

   • Nigel P. Sykes

   Pages 143-159

10. Carers

    • Cynthia Benz, Debra Chand

    Pages 161-186

11. Future Developments in Care: National Strategy and Commissioning

    • Claire Henry, Beverley Hopcutt

    Pages 187-203

12. End of Life Care in Progressive Neurological Disease: Australia

    • Susan Mathers

    Pages 205-212

13. International Aspects of Care: Europe

    • Simone Veronese

    Pages 213-219

14. International Aspects of Care: Africa

    • Liz Gwyther

    Pages 221-226

15. Conclusion

    • David Oliver

    Pages 227-229

16. Back Matter

    Pages 231-236

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As end of life care is extended to more and more people it is increasingly important that people with progressive neurological disease are recognised as having particular issues as their disease progresses. This group of people with advancing motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, multiple systems atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, Huntington’s disease and other progressive neurological disease face increasing problems – with physical symptoms and psychosocial and spiritual issues for both themselves and their families and carers. This book encourages health and social care professionals to become closely involved in the care of these people and their families, so that advance care plans can be started and quality of life maintained. This book addresses the principles and practice of developing end of life care strategies for neurological disease, written with a clinical, multidisciplinary focus and illustrated with detailed case studies.

• Cognitive
• Multidisciplinary
• Neurological
• Palliative
• Psychosocial

From the reviews:

“This book grew out of the report on a UK meeting of health and social care professionals, together with representative patient organisations, convened to discuss the needs of people with progressive neurological disease. … This book represents a lot of work and consideration, cataloguing the needs of these patients and their carers and working out how those needs can be best met.” (Roger Woodruff, Newsletter IAHPC book reviews, hospicecare.com, Vol. 14 (11), November, 2013)

• Wisdom Hospice, Rochester, UK, Rochester, United Kingdom

  David Oliver

Dr David Oliver is Medical Director and Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine at the Wisdom Hospice in Rochester, Kent and Honorary Reader in Palliative Medicine at the Centre for Professional Practice at the University of Kent, where he is Director of Studies for the MSc in Supportive and Palliative Care. He is a Visiting Professor at the School of Medicine at the University of Zagreb in Croatia.

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