Rinsho Shinkeigaku (Clinical Neurology)

The 46th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Neurology

Network to support patients with ALS in the Hyogo prefecture

Kiyohiko Kondo, M.D.

Department of Neurology, Yoka Hospital

The author reports network to support patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the Hyogo prefecture. Three types of network are working, which are the network in the multidisciplinary team in the hospital, the medico-welfare network in the area and the network intra-hospitals in the prefecture. We have to establish effective network with a passion, a mission and an action.

(CLINICA NEUROL, 45: 991|993, 2005)
key words: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, network, home ventilation, multidisciplinary team

(Received: 27-May-05)