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Multidisciplinary Care In Motor Neuron Disease, Sara Khan
Multidisciplinary Care In Motor Neuron Disease, Sara Khan
Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)
Motor neuron disease (MND) is a progressive degenerative disorder of the motor neurons, resulting in progressive limb, bulbar and respiratory muscle weakness. No definitive disease modifying treatment is available at this time. The mainstay of management remains multidisciplinary care, which has shown to improve quality of life, prevents complications and may also increase life span. In this review, different medical specialties necessary to offer complete multidisciplinary care are discussed. Symptomatic management of individual symptoms commonly experienced by patients with MND is elaborated on.
Integrating Nutrition Into Health Systems: What The Evidence Advocates, Rehana Salam, Jai K. Das, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Integrating Nutrition Into Health Systems: What The Evidence Advocates, Rehana Salam, Jai K. Das, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
There is considerable evidence of positive health and nutrition outcomes resulting from integrating nutrition-specific interventions into health systems; however, current knowledge on establishing and sustaining effective integration of nutrition into health systems is limited. The objective of this review is to map the existing types of integration platforms and review the evidence on integrated health and nutrition programmes' impacts on specific nutrition outcomes. A literature search was conducted, and integrated nutrition programmes were examined through the lens of the six World Health Organization (WHO) building blocks, including the demand side. Forty-five studies were included in this review, outlining the integration …