Subject
Infant; Nervous System Diseases; Palliative Care; Parents/px [Psychology]; Clinical Decision-Making/es [Ethics]; Diseases; Diseases/px [Psychology]; Diseases/th [Therapy]; Humans; infant; Intensive Care Units; Neonatal/og [Organization & Administration]; Nervous System Diseases/px [Psychology]; Nervous System Diseases/th [Therapy]; Neurology/mt [Methods]; Newborn; Palliative Care/es [Ethics]; Palliative Care/mt [Methods]; Palliative Care/px [Psychology]; social support
Description
Infants with neurological injury and their families face unique challenges in the neonatal intensive care unit. As specialty palliative care support becomes increasingly available, we must consider how to intentionally incorporate palliative care principles into the care of infants with neurological injury. Here, we review data regarding neonatal symptom management, prognostic uncertainty, decision making, communication and parental support for neonatal neurology patients and their families.
2015