慢性神経疾患のケアにおけるチーム医療の重要性と医師の役割 ―多発性硬化症を中心に―

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Chronic neurological diseases are characterized by a clinically progression and a worsening disability. The serious medical condition will be a persistent burden on patients with those diseases and their relatives all their lives, and they have to cope with the condition every day. The diseases inevitably affect their daily livings, so those patients will have to reconstruct their life style according to worsening level of the disorders. Therefore, to keep their good quality of lives, they need daily supports from various medical professions. We discuss the importance of the role of the medical professions and the team medical care for patients with chronic neurological diseases, especially focusing on multiple sclerosis.