Neuropalliative Care
A Guide to Improving the Lives of Patients and Families Affected by Neurologic Disease
Editors: Creutzfeldt, Claire, Kluger, Benzi M., Holloway, Robert G. (Eds.)
Free Preview- Provides a comprehensive review of palliative care specific to neurological diseases
- Written by leaders in the fields of multiple disciplines to provide best practices from a range of viewpoints
- Focuses on providing inclusive palliative care for all stages of neurological illness
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- About this book
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This comprehensive guide thoroughly covers all aspects of neuropalliative care, from symptom-specific considerations, to improving communication between clinicians, patients and families. Neuropalliative Care: A Guide to Improving the Lives of Patients and Families Affected by Neurologic Disease addresses clinical considerations for diseases such as dementia, multiple sclerosis, and severe acute brain injury, as well discussing the other challenges facing palliative care patients that are not currently sufficiently met under current models of care. This includes methods of effective communication, supporting the caregiver, how to make difficult treatment decisions in the face of uncertainty, managing grief, guilt and anger, and treating the pain itself. Written by leaders in the field of neuropalliative care, this book is an exceptional, well-rounded resource of neuropalliative care, serving as a reference for all clinicians caring for patients with neurological disease and their families: neurologists and palliative care specialists, physicians, nurses, chaplains, social workers, as well as trainees in these areas.
- About the authors
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Claire J. Creutzfeldt, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
University of Washington Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA
USA
Benzi M. Kluger, MD, MS, FAAN
Professor of Neurology
Chief Neurology Supportive and Palliative Care Section
Department of Neurology
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, CO
USA
Robert G. Holloway, MD, MPH, FAAN
Professor and Edward A. and Alma Vollertsen Rykenboer ChairDepartment of Neurology
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
USA
- Reviews
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“The authors have done a marvelous job identifying common gaps in the care of patients with neurological illness and offer practical advice on addressing those gaps through a palliative care approach.” (Nina Leyson Martinez, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 22 , 2019)
- Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Neuropalliative Care: An Introduction
Pages 1-8
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Severe Acute Brain Injury
Pages 11-23
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Prolonged Coma and Early Disorders of Consciousness
Pages 25-35
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Chronic Disorders of Consciousness
Pages 37-58
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Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders
Pages 59-72
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Neuropalliative Care
- Book Subtitle
- A Guide to Improving the Lives of Patients and Families Affected by Neurologic Disease
- Editors
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- Claire Creutzfeldt
- Benzi M. Kluger
- Robert G. Holloway
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-93215-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-93215-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-93214-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-06613-0
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 312
- Number of Illustrations
- 4 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
- Topics
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