[Multimorbidity in patient's care - definitions, strategies and limitations].

The challenge of multimorbidity, the occurrence of multiple medical conditions, lies in its complexity, considering their type and severity, their interactions, and the patient's social status and characteristics. Although the number of combinations appears unlimited, there emerge so-called multimorbidity patterns, that group diseases, that often coincide.The prevalence of multimorbidity will increase dramatically because of the demographic change and the medical progress, leading to exploding costs in healthcare.

Risk of Exclusion From Stroke Rehabilitation in the Oldest Old.

Objective: To investigate whether oldest-old age (≥85y) is an independent predictor of exclusion from stroke rehabilitation.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Stroke unit (SU) of a tertiary hospital.