Nurse Practitioner-Led Education: Improving Advance Care Planning in the Skilled Nursing Facility [PDF]
Michael R. Copley
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ABSTRACT Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is an immune‐mediated neuropathy featuring progressive weakness, sensory deficits, and areflexia. While corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulin, and plasmapheresis are effective first‐line immunotherapies, a subset of patients remains treatment‐refractory.
Xueyu Zhang +8 more
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Background: Individuals with advanced chronic kidney disease benefit from an integrated palliative approach to care through timely advance care planning and discussions about their goals of care. Despite literature and guidelines emphasizing the need for
Helen H.L. Chiu +7 more
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Practice and Perceived Importance of Advance Care Planning and Difficulties in Providing Palliative Care in Geriatric Health Service Facilities in Japan: A Nationwide Survey [PDF]
Shoji Yokoya +2 more
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P-68 Views and experiences of palliative care healthcare professionals of supporting patients to manage digital legacy as part of advance care planning [PDF]
Sarah Stanley +3 more
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Refractory Status Epilepticus Treated With Bilateral Pulvinar Deep Brain Stimulation—A Case Study
ABSTRACT New‐onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) arises without an identifiable cause or prior epilepsy history, with a 16%–27% mortality rate and significant long‐term neurological sequelae. Neuromodulation such as deep brain stimulation (DBS) targeting the anterior and centromedian thalamic nuclei has shown promise when the traditional ...
Mengxuan Tang +16 more
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Impact of advance care planning for older adults with dementia in nursing homes
Introduction: Advance care planning is a very important challenge in the field of palliative and hospice care. The aim of this study was to review empirical evidence on the effectiveness of advance care planning in palliative and hospice care for older ...
Suzana Koštomaj
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ADVANCE CARE PLANNING CONVERSATIONS BY MD OR NP/PA YIELD SIMILAR LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT CHOICES [PDF]
E. Chen +5 more
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Effectiveness and Safety of Nusinersen and Risdiplam in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Systematic Review
ABSTRACT Objective Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic disorder marked by progressive muscle weakness and mobility loss. It has a profound physical, emotional and social impact on patients and caregivers, requiring comprehensive medical and supportive care.
Amin Mehrabian +9 more
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Lessons Learned From a Delayed‐Start Trial of Modafinil for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
ABSTRACT Objective Freezing of gait (FOG) in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) is debilitating and has limited treatments. Modafinil modulates beta/gamma band activity in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), like PPN deep brain stimulation. We therefore tested the hypothesis that Modafinil would improve FOG in PwPD.
Tuhin Virmani +8 more
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