tailieunhanh - Assessment and Management of the Elderly Patient with Multiple Sclerosis

When asked what the key issue was in their state or region related to emergency/BT preparedness, 82% said that there is a lack of coordination of emergency and social service networks in their states/regions to provide and comprehensive resources to LTC communities. The PREPARE train-the-trainer program was created in response to the lack of emergency preparedness by SL and LTC residences. A grant was awarded to Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, . Department of Human Services to provide this training around the nation. By April 2007, over 3600 SL/LTC. | Healthy Aging Clinical Care in the Elderly Libertas Academica FREEDOM TO RESEARCH EXPERT REVIEW OPEN ACCESS Full open access to this and thousands of other papers at http . Assessment and Management of the Elderly Patient with Multiple Sclerosis Lyssa Sorkin1 Ivan Molton2 Kurt Johnson3 Amanda Smith4 and Michelle Stern5 1Clinical Columbia University New York. 2University of Washington Seattle Washington. 3University of Washington Seattle Washington. 4University of Washington Seattle Bronx Healthcare Network New York. Corresponding author email lyssa145@ Abstract Multiple Sclerosis MS is a chronic and often disabling disease that is most often diagnosed in young adults. However due to better diagnostics and improved medical care patients with MS have a normal life expectancy. This increase in longevity makes for a change in the demographics of the disease and clinicians must be prepared to meet the special medical and psychosocial needs of the older MS population. Older patients present with increased medical complexity and require a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach. Understanding the challenges faced by aging MS patients can help the health care professional minimize morbidity and disability associated with this disease. Keywords multiple sclerosis aging disability disease-modifying agents pain fatigue depression cognitive impairments spasticity Healthy Aging Clinical Care in the Elderly 2012 4 1-11 doi This article is available from http . the author s publisher and licensee Libertas Academica Ltd. This is an open access article. Unrestricted non-commercial use is permitted provided the original work is properly cited. Healthy Aging Clinical Care in the Elderly 2012 4 1 Sorkin et al Introduction Multiple Sclerosis MS is the most common cause of acquired neurological disability in young adults. Historically it is has been seen as a young patient s disease as 70 of cases are .