%0 Journal Article
%T End-Stage Dementia: Aminoff Suffering Syndrome and Relief of Suffering Units
%A Aminoff Suffering SyndromeBechor Z. AminoffAminoff suffering syndromea high Mini Suffering State Examination (MSSE) scale score
%A <6 months survival
%A irreversible and intractable aggravation of suffering and medical condition until demise
%J The Open Geriatric Medicine Journal
%D 2008
%I 
%R 10.2174/1874827900801010029]
%X Aminoff suffering syndrome (ASS) in advanced dementia is the new proposed term for a pathological symptomatology and entity that is characterized by a high Mini Suffering State Examination (MSSE) scale score, <6 months survival, irreversible and intractable aggravation of suffering and medical condition until demise. This paper proffers a new, alternative approach and setting for end-stage dementia (ESD) patients with ASS that could pertain to the Israeli setting, and could possibly also be applicable in other countries. Short hospitalization periods of approximately 1 month, and treatment in Relief of Suffering Units may be a new, palliative approach and present a possible solution for coping with the horrendous burden of the anguish of end-of-life dementia patients, their families, and the medical and nursing staff.
%U http://www.benthamscience.com/open/togerimj/articles/V001/29TOGERIMJ.htm