Simone Veronese

TL;DR: The European Association of Palliative Care Taskforce aimed to undertake a review of the literature to establish an evidence‐based consensus for palliative and end of life care for patients with progressive neurological disease, and their families.

TL;DR: This exploratory RCT provides evidence that no harm was experienced by SPCS for patients severely affected by neurodegenerative disorders and there was an improvement in quality of life and physical symptoms for neurological patients in palliative care.

TL;DR: A home-based palliative approach for adults with severe MS and their carers found no evidence of HPA efficacy on patient quality of life and on secondary outcomes.

TL;DR: The study shows that tracheostomy is often undertaken with little discussion, with several indicators of deterioration, which could be triggers for the involvement of palliative care.

TL;DR: It is paramount for the neurologist to be trained in these issues to promote the integration of palliative care in the care of neurological patients.