Communication Matters—Pitfalls and Promise of Hightech Communication Devices in Palliative Care of Severely Physically Disabled Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common motor neuron disease, leading to progressive paralysis, dysarthria, dysphagia, and respiratory disabilities. Therapy is mostly focused on palliative interventions. During the course of the disease, verbal as well as nonverbal communicative abili...

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Published in:Frontiers in neurology 2018-07, Vol.9, p.603
Main Authors: Linse, Katharina, Aust, Elisa, Joos, Markus, Hermann, Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
augmentative and alternative communication technologies
brain-computer-interfaces
end-of-life-decisions
eyetracking
Neurology
quality of life
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