General practitioners and long-term neurological conditions.
OBJECTIVE
General practitioners (GPs) can have a significant role to play in the management of individuals with long-term neurological conditions (LTNC). This paper looks at various roles and responsibilities of GPs in the management of these patients.


METHODS
This paper is based on a Medline literature search using the key words 'general practitioner;''rehabilitation;''long-term;' and 'neurological'.


RESULTS
The findings are broadly divided into diagnostic, supportive and palliative roles.


CONCLUSIONS
GPs have a lot to offer individuals with LTNC, but recent changes in the way they work, especially in the UK, may hamper their role.
Gibson
Jeremy
J
Derby City General Hospital, Derby, UK. jeremygibson@doctors.org.uk
D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010821:Physicians, Family; D006113:United Kingdom