Palliative Care 2020 Conf

Palliative Care for Neurological Disorders

Patients with major neurological diseases at the end of life have need of the skilled and caring assistance. These patients’ needs are different from normal sick patients. The people who is providing palliative care need to carefully understand and treat neurological symptoms such as depression, pain, anxiety, fatigue, urinary urgency,  sleep, constipation, and sexual dysfunction. Numerous studies have shown that non-motor symptoms over time are among the most function-limiting for patients, and affect caregiver stress and overall quality of life beyond motor symptoms.