Open AccessMultidisciplinary management of motor neurone disease
Author(s) -
Fiona S Lau,
Frank Brennan,
Matthew D. Gardiner
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
australian journal of general practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2208-7958
DOI - 10.31128/ajgp-02-18-4495
Subject(s) - biopsychosocial model , multidisciplinary approach , motor neurone disease , palliative care , quality of life (healthcare) , medicine , rehabilitation , swallowing , life expectancy , disease , multidisciplinary team , physical medicine and rehabilitation , health care , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , nursing , amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , psychiatry , social science , population , environmental health , sociology , economic growth , economics , dentistry
Motor neurone disease (MND) is the term for a group of progressive, debilitating, neurodegenerative disorders that affect various aspects of a patient's life, including speech, swallowing, breathing and limb function.