palliative care

The EFNS Scientist Panels and ENS Subcommittees aim at coordinating different facets of clinical research and good neurological practice at European level. They will play a very important role in the European Academy of Neurology – EAN. We invited the… Continue Reading

Active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment. Control of pain, of other symptoms, and of psychological, social and spiritual problems is paramount. The goal of palliative care is the achievement of the best quality of life for patients and their families.

One of the special sessions at the EFNS Congress in Stockholm was devoted to ‘Critical illness and end-of-life considerations’, and held on 11 September 2012. The session was announced in the Programme book: There is an interface between law and… Continue Reading