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The Legal Guide for the Seriously Ill, a project by the American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Law and Aging commissioned by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is designed for the seriously ill individual and those caring for someone who is seriously ill.
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Two studies have identified a novel inclusion found in a subset of FTLD brains and categorize the clinical entity of the behavioral variant of FTLD, based on anatomical patterns.
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In a new study of terminally ill cancer patients, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston found support of patients' spiritual needs by the medical team is associated with greater use of hospice, less aggressive care, and greater quality of life near death.
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Fixed dose of IVIg may not be effective in all patients with GBS.
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Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy is a rare, autosomal dominant neuromuscular disorder that has recently been genetically defined and may be treatable with myoblast transplantation.
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Chronic use of sleeping medications, particularly benzodiazepines, is associated with an increase in all-cause mortality, and should be avoided if at all possible.
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This well-designed, randomized, controlled trial, which included a sham arm, showed no evidence for the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat the symptomatic, cognitive, and behavioral sequelae of postconcussion syndrome in soldiers after combat-related mild traumatic brain injury.
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The Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Mini-Mental Status Exam demonstrated baseline deficits in early Parkinsons disease.
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Hemicraniectomy in Older Patients with Large Middle Cerebral Artery Infarcts Reduces Mortality