Core team (continuous follow-up through childhood) | Team for complication management | |
Doctors | Paediatrician | Geneticist |
Neurologist | Muscle histopathologist | |
GP | Orthopaedic surgeon | |
Pulmonolgist/intensivist | ||
Cardiologist | ||
General surgeon | ||
Therapists | Physiotherapist | Orthotist |
Dietitian | ||
Speech and language therapist | ||
Occupation therapist | ||
Wheel chair specialists | ||
Psychologist | ||
Other | Hospital/community nurse | Family care officer |
associated | Social services worker | |
professionals |
The predictable evolution of disease course and multisystem complications in DMD allows planning for input from various disciplines at the appropriate time. DMD, Duchenne muscular dystrophy; GP, general practitioner.