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ArticleBMC palliative care2021

An Australian Neuro-Palliative perspective on Huntington's disease: a case report.

Rajvi Shah, Sarah Cm Lee, Rupert B Strasser, Christopher Grossman

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Article in BMC palliative care, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Rajvi ShahCalvary Health Care Bethlehem, Melbourne, Australia. rajvishah06@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6092-725X
Sarah Cm LeeCalvary Health Care Bethlehem, Melbourne, Australia.
Rupert B StrasserCalvary Health Care Bethlehem, Melbourne, Australia.
Christopher GrossmanCalvary Health Care Bethlehem, Melbourne, Australia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHuntington's Disease (HD) is an incurable, progressive neuro-degenerative disease. For patients with HD access to palliative care services is limited, with dedicated Neuro-Palliative Care Services rare in Australia. We discuss the experiences of and benefits to a patient with late-stage HD admitted to our Neuro-Palliative Care service. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a patient with a 16-year history of HD from time of initial genetic testing to admission to our Neuro-Palliative Care service with late-stage disease.

conclusionsGiven the prolonged, fluctuating and heterogenous HD trajectory, measures need to be implemented to improve earlier access to multi-specialty integrative palliative care services. Given the good outcomes of our case, we strongly advocate for the role of specialised Neuro-Palliative Care services to bridge the gap between clinical need and accessibility.

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Huntington DiseasePalliative CareAustraliaHospitalizationHumansAdvance care planningAdvancedHuntington’s diseaseLate‐stageMultidisciplinary teamNeuro‐palliative careTerminal‐stage

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PMID33794853
PMCPMC8017854

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