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Semin Neurol
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1787791
Review Article

Communication in Neuropalliative Care

Jessica Besbris
1   Departments of Neurology and Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
,
Jessica Baker
2   Departments of Neurology and Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
,
Neha M. Kramer
3   Division of Departments of Neurology and Internal Medicine, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois
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Abstract

Serious illness communication needs are high among patients with neurological conditions, from the time of diagnosis to the end of life. This article will highlight unique needs among these patients, strategies for optimizing communication, and techniques to learn and teach these skills along the continuum of a career in neurology.

Keywords

serious illness conversations - prognostic uncertainty - road mapping - best case/worst case - shared decision-making - goals of care - serious neurological illness - goal-concordant care


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Article published online:
25 June 2024

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