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Educare

Educare

ENERO 2013 N° 1 Volumen 11

Nurses And The Care Of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

Section: TEACHING TO LEARN

How to quote

Guerrero Mercedes R, Llamas Muñoz MC. Las enfermeras en el cuidado del paciente con esclerosis múltiple. Rev. Educare21 2013; 11(1). [En línea] [fecha de acceso: 1 de enero de 2013]. URL disponible en: http://www.enfermeria21.com/publicaciones/educare/

Authors

Rocío Guerrero Mercedes, Mª Carmen Llamas Muñoz

Position

Enfermeras del Servicio de Neurología del Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar (Cádiz).

Contact email: rocio.guerrero@hotmail.es

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis is one of the most important neurological diseases due to its frequency, chronicity and tendency to affect young adults.
It only affects the central nervous system (CNS). Its symptoms are variable depending on the location of the injury and it causes motor, eye and urinary, disorders.
The role of nurses is critical to help patients overcome damages and  the disabilities that this disease causes.

Keywords:

Central Nervous System; demyelination; myelin disorders; ocular damage; sclerosisurinary incontinence

Versión en Español

Título:

Las enfermeras en el cuidado del paciente con esclerosis múltiple