The irreversible medical condition of advanced dementia patients was proved on admission to a geriatric department – most of them was in Aminoff Suffering Syndrome.
A low percentage of advanced dementia patients were diagnosed as suffering from pain as opposed to a high percentage of advanced dementia patients with a high suffering level.
In Articles:
Aminoff BZ, Adunsky A.
Dying dementia patients: too much suffering, too little palliation.
American Journal of Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias, 19(4): 243-247, 2004.
Aminoff BZ, Adunsky A.
Dying dementia patients: too much suffering, too little palliation.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, (Original article), 22(5): 344-348, 2005.