Innovative forms of care have been installed in a limited way for young patients in this group within special service homes or in special care homes for younger patients. In summary, long term care of extremely disabled patients, young and adult alike, despite governmental regulations, is still carried out mostly by the family. Medical care of outpatients or patients in old folks homes is administered in the main by general practitioners or neurologists. There are no special MS centres in Hungary. Most of the long term care for patients with MS is provided by the district hospitals.
Financial support is available from the government.
Intermittent stay in chronic units is available, but there are no long term care facilities directed toward young disabled people. There are plans to build a 120 bed special rehabilitation centre for MS that will be quite comprehensive. Return to Contents India MS is a rare disease in India. There are no specialized outpatient or inpatient facilities. Routine consultation services are available in large centres, but the majority of the population are not covered by such availability.