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Progressive supranuclear palsy: nursing care implications.

R S Christensen
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Abstract

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is an uncommon, but debilitating, neurological disease. Characterized by paralysis of eye movements, difficulty talking and swallowing, body trunk rigidity, gait ataxia, and dementia, the disease progresses rapidly over a 6-8 year time span. Death usually occurs from aspiration pneumonia. To provide meaningful care for the PSP patient and his/her family, the neuroscience nurse must first understand the disease pathophysiology, then the appropriate care interventions.

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BromocriptineDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeurologic ExaminationParkinson DiseaseSupranuclear Palsy, ProgressiveCase ReportsJournal Article

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R S Christensen. 1988. Progressive supranuclear palsy: nursing care implications.. https://doi.org/10.1097/01376517-198810000-00006

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