Attending to Total Pain in Juvenile Huntington Disease: A Case Report Informed by Narrative Review of the Literature
Autor: | Lindsey M. Kendrick, Amy Hellman, Denise Hudgell, Meaghann S. Weaver |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Zdroj: | Journal of Palliative Care. 34:205-207 |
ISSN: | 2369-5293 0825-8597 |
DOI: | 10.1177/0825859719835560 |
Popis: | To consider the impact of juvenile Huntington disease (JHD) from a biomedical, symptom burden, and total pain palliative care perspective.This case report was informed by a narrative review of the literature with inclusion of expert opinion from pediatric palliative care, an adult and pediatric neurologist, and a child psychiatrist. Audio-recorded qualitative interview and coauthorship with the pediatric patient's primary caregiver (his mother).The JHD impacts all domains of child and family function.Application of the concept of total pain to JHD informs and guides care for this complex, challenging condition. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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