title: Correspondence and challenges as neurologists to Kumamoto Earthquakes in 2016.
abstract: Kumamoto Earthquakes in 2016 severely affected medical circumstances and condition of each patient with neuro-muscular diseases, in addition to having destroyed life circumstances of local residence. Number of neuro-muscular disease patients admitted to the Department of Neurology, Kumamoto University, the only university hospital in the prefecture, increased approximately twice compared to usual years. Most of the related facilities were able to admit emergency patients with neuro-muscular diseases although the hospital buildings were damaged in various degrees. A number of issues remained unsolved as to emergency contact system, securement of emergency beds for severe neuro-muscular diseases, and information system for these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Nozomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakane
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takamatsu
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Shunya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakane
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ando
mesh_terms: D015709:Correspondence as Topic; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000639:trends; D055866:Earthquakes; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009422:Nervous System Diseases; D010820:Physicians