Office of Medical Communications

(MAY 18, 2020) Alissa Thomas, M.D., assistant professor of neurological sciences and residency director for neurology, was featured in a Neurology Today article, titled "Neuropalliative Care During COVID-19—How Clinicians Help Patients and Families Cope with Isolation, Fear, and Life-Limiting Illness." In the article, she discusses the stress that results when advanced brain cancer or other cognitively-impaired patients do not understand why their family members are no longer able to visit them in person.

(MAY 18, 2020) Alissa Thomas, M.D., assistant professor of neurological sciences and residency director for neurology, was featured in a Neurology Today article, titled "Neuropalliative Care During COVID-19—How Clinicians Help Patients and Families Cope with Isolation, Fear, and Life-Limiting Illness." In the article, she discusses the stress that results when advanced brain cancer or other cognitively-impaired patients do not understand why their family members are no longer able to visit them in person.