title: [Illness management modalities].
abstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurological disease disabling young adults. Patients with MS experience symptoms in an unpredictable pattern over years or decades. The doctor/patient relationship in MS, beginning with the announcement of the diagnosis has to grow stronger with a clear structured information following from the many available studies of the medical literature. This is all the more welcome since the introduction of a new generation of disease-modifying agents which has a radical effect on the management of the condition. This management of MS must also concentrate on symptom relief, palliative care and complementary therapies including rehabilitation when a disability occurs. Nowadays, a quality health service for people with MS need to be intimately involved in the long-term care of a disease which has frequently a social and occupational impact. Physicians of several disciplines, primary medical care, social service and nurses should work as an integrated medical network model focusing on the patient and his family.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie A, CHU Pellegrin, place Amélie Raba Léon, 33076 Bordeaux. b.barroso@wanadoo.fr
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authors.lastname: Barroso
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support
vernacular_title: Modalités de la prise en charge.