ReviewPaediatrics & child health2015
Challenging neurological symptoms in paediatric palliative care: An approach to symptom evaluation and management in children with neurological impairment.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Epilepsy in Paediatric Palliative Care: Prevalence, Clinical Correlations and the Development of a Consensus-Based Seizure Management Protocol.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Insights From the International Consensus on Neuro-Irritability in Pediatric Palliative Care: Expanding the Known, Challenging the Unknown.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2025Article
- Alpha-2 agonists for refractory neurological symptoms in pediatric palliative care: a scoping review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Review
- Relevance of Potential Contributing Factors for the Development and Maintenance of Irritability of Unknown Origin in Pediatric Palliative Care.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Applicability of Actigraphy for Assessing Sleep Behaviour in Children with Palliative Care Needs Benchmarked against the Gold Standard Polysomnography.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Research priorities for children with neurological impairment and medical complexity in high-income countries.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2022Article
- Participatory Design of a Medication Module in an Electronic Medical Record for Paediatric Palliative Care: A Think-Aloud Approach with Nurses and Physicians.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Electronic Health Records in Specialized Pediatric Palliative Care: A Qualitative Needs Assessment among Professionals Experienced and Inexperienced in Electronic Documentation.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Pediatric Palliative Care for Children with Progressive Non-Malignant Diseases.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Neurological symptoms are very common in children with life-limiting conditions and are challenging in terms of burden of illness. Moreover, neurological symptoms can significantly impact the child's quality of life and contribute to distress among parents, families, caregivers and health care providers. Knowing how to manage and alleviated these symptoms is essential for providing good palliative care. In the present article, the more common neurological symptoms of agitation/irritability, spasticity and dystonia will be reviewed. The aim of the present brief review is to provide a basic approach to both the identification and treatment of these neurological symptoms. A medication table is provided for quick reference. A brief commentary and guidance for the management of pain are also incorporated, with reference to further literature sources.
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