Palliative measures used by neurologists in patients with motor neurone disease
| Oxygen (%) | Benzodiazepines (%) | Opioids (%) | Opioids and benzodiazepines (%) | Other* (%) | |
| End of life | 44 | 46 | 53 | 43 | 11 |
| Prior to end of life (NIV not tolerated/inappropriate) | 42 | 41 | 41 | 33 | 11 |
| Prior to end of life (before NIV trial) | 26 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 5 |
↵* Antidepressants, antisecretory agents (hyoscine hydrobromide, glycopyrrhonium), steroids, physiotherapy, complementary therapies.
NIV, non-invasive ventilation.