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dc.contributor.authorYssel, J
dc.contributor.authorCasey, E
dc.contributor.authorO'Rourke, K
dc.contributor.authorMagennis, B
dc.contributor.authorLynch, T
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-13T10:01:57Z
dc.date.available2012-07-13T10:01:57Z
dc.date.issued2012-02
dc.identifier.citationThe role of a movement disorders clinic. 2012, 105 (2):57-9 Ir Med Jen_GB
dc.identifier.issn0332-3102
dc.identifier.pmid22455244
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/233591
dc.description.abstractIreland's ageing population will result in a substantial increase in neurodegenerative disease with a projected increase in prevalence of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) to 9,000 by 2021. There are few published audits of neurology services to assist care planning. As a first step towards evaluating future service needs for this group of patients, we audited a single tertiary referral IPD and Other Movement Disorders clinic for 2006. A total of 497 patients from all counties in Ireland were seen; 225 (59%) of patients had IPD, 32 (8.2%) had atypical parkinsonism, and 22 (5.8%) dystonia. In a subset of 275 patients, 151 (55%) were referred by GPs, 74 (27%) by other consultants, and 49 (18%) by other consultant neurologists. Diagnosis was changed in 22 (38%) and medication was adjusted in 203 (74%). A telephone survey of 50 patients demonstrated 100% satisfaction with the improved access to the clinical nurse specialist, telephone support and improved continuity of care. The IPD and Other Movement Disorders clinic provides an important local, regional, and national diagnostic and therapeutic service for complex movement disorders. It is proposed that a national registry of IPD and audit of the delivery of care to patients with movement disorders is needed.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIrish Medical Journal (IMJ)en_GB
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22455244en_GB
dc.rightsArchived with thanks to Irish medical journalen_GB
dc.subject.meshAmbulatory Care
dc.subject.meshAmbulatory Care Facilities
dc.subject.meshDeep Brain Stimulation
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIreland
dc.subject.meshMovement Disorders
dc.subject.meshParkinson Disease
dc.titleThe role of a movement disorders clinic.en_GB
dc.typeArticleen
dc.identifier.journalIrish medical journalen_GB
dc.description.provinceLeinsteren
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-22T18:05:00Z
html.description.abstractIreland's ageing population will result in a substantial increase in neurodegenerative disease with a projected increase in prevalence of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) to 9,000 by 2021. There are few published audits of neurology services to assist care planning. As a first step towards evaluating future service needs for this group of patients, we audited a single tertiary referral IPD and Other Movement Disorders clinic for 2006. A total of 497 patients from all counties in Ireland were seen; 225 (59%) of patients had IPD, 32 (8.2%) had atypical parkinsonism, and 22 (5.8%) dystonia. In a subset of 275 patients, 151 (55%) were referred by GPs, 74 (27%) by other consultants, and 49 (18%) by other consultant neurologists. Diagnosis was changed in 22 (38%) and medication was adjusted in 203 (74%). A telephone survey of 50 patients demonstrated 100% satisfaction with the improved access to the clinical nurse specialist, telephone support and improved continuity of care. The IPD and Other Movement Disorders clinic provides an important local, regional, and national diagnostic and therapeutic service for complex movement disorders. It is proposed that a national registry of IPD and audit of the delivery of care to patients with movement disorders is needed.


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