Abstract

In Southern Lower Saxony, in an area of 260,000 inhabitants, all multiple sclerosis (MS) patients have been repeatedly examined according to a standardized documentation system and registered for continuous prospective study. If their condition permits, these patients can visit an MS clinic established in the Neurology Department of the University of Gottingen, or they can call on a social worker, who will visit them in their homes and initiate medical, socioeconomic, or psychological care measures as necessary. This epidemiological observation area is proving its value in two ways: by achieving a better organization and practice of long-term care, and by making a thoroughly studied population of MS patients accessible for scientific investigations.

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