They are complementary because many neurological diseases, maybe except for meningitis or carpal tunnel syndrome, are not curable. So palliative care is actually an integrated part of the treatment that we offer to our patients. Palliative care should be offered to all patients and it should be high-quality palliative care. There are some instances though where palliative care is not sufficient as a treatment and where people consider medical aid in dying...
They are complementary because many neurological diseases, maybe except for meningitis or carpal tunnel syndrome, are not curable. So palliative care is actually an integrated part of the treatment that we offer to our patients. Palliative care should be offered to all patients and it should be high-quality palliative care. There are some instances though where palliative care is not sufficient as a treatment and where people consider medical aid in dying. In some countries like in Belgium and the Netherlands, this is called euthanasia. I think as words are important, people are now more and more referring to medical aid in dying. Be it medically assisted suicide or euthanasia, which is in essence administering a lethal drug to a patient.
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