This article shares essential tips for clinicians managing neurosurgical illnesses in patients, enhancing care and communication.
Neurosurgical conditions range broadly in etiology and acuity, including complications of advanced cancer, functional impairments caused by degenerative spinal disease and other chronic conditions, and sequelae of acute traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries, among others. This article presents a "Top Ten Tips" list, developed by an interdisciplinary group of neurosurgery, neurology, and palliative care (PC) specialists, to help PC clinicians care for patients with serious neurosurgical illness and support decision-making, symptom management, prognostic communication, and caregiver needs.
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