Creutzfeldt C.J., Kluger B.M., Holloway R.G. (eds.) Neuropalliative Care

New York: Springer, 2019. — 309 p.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.Neuropalliative Care: An IntroductionSevere Acute Brain Injury
Prolonged Coma and Early Disorders of Consciousness
Chronic Disorders of Consciousness
Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders
Dementia
Multiple Sclerosis
Neuromuscular Diseases
Malignant Brain Tumors
Child NeurologyCommunicating Effectively
Prognostication
Improving Medical Decisions
Addressing and Managing Requests to Hasten Death
Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Sustaining TreatmentHospice and End of Life Care in Neurologic Disease
Pain Assessment and Management
Spiritual Care
Clinician Self-Care
Caregiver Assessment and Support
Practical Implementation Strategies for Outpatient Neurology Palliative Care
The Future of Neuropalliative Care