Multiple sclerosis and related disorders
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Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders provides evidence-based data and experience-based guidance for delivering quality long-term care to MS patients. Information on disease history, pathophysiology, and biology is included to provide clinicians with a framework for understanding current diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment strategies for these disorders. In addition to thoroughly reviewing the newest disease-modifying treatments, the authors have devoted significant focus to the symptoms that frequently manifest and their treatment options. Symptoms and functional limitations are the ""fac
العنوان |
Multiple sclerosis and related disorders : clinical guide to diagnosis, medical management, and rehabilitation / editors, Alexander D. Rae-Grant, Robert J. Fox, Francois Bethoux. |
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الطبعة |
1st ed. |
الناشر |
New York : Demos Medical |
تاريخ الإصدار |
c2013 |
ملاحظات |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. English. |
رقم الرف |
Cover Title Copyright Contents Contributors Foreword Preface Part I. Basics for Clinicians 1. History of Multiple Sclerosis Early Cases of MS Early Descriptions of MS Description by Charcot Early Monographs Early Reports Three Landmark Reviews of MS Theories About Causation Search for an Infection Epidemiology Genetics of MS Vascular Theory The Immunological Theory MS Plaque Investigations Cognitive Changes in MS Therapy Multiple Sclerosis Societies References 2. Overview of Multiple Sclerosis New Directions in Understanding MS New Directions in Diagnosing MS New Directions in Monitoring MSNew Directions in Treatment of MS Disease Activity New Directions in Treatment of MS Symptoms Greater Recognition of The Importance of Other Health Measures in MS Embracing a Team Approach To MS Ongoing Challenges and Future Promise Bibliography 3. Pathology and Pathophysiology of Multiple Sclerosis Demyelination within GM and WM in MS Inflammation in MS WM Inflammation in MS GM Inflammation in MS Neuronal and Axonal degeneration in MS Pathophysiology of Neurodegeneration in MS Summary 4. Epidemiology and Natural History of Multiple SclerosisEpidemiology, Survival, Incidence, and Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis Environmental Risk Factors for MS The Natural History of MS Environmental Risk Factors and The Natural History of MS Benign MS 5. Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Race and Geography Familial Aggregation The First Molecular Markers for MS: Human Leukocyte Antigens Linkage Analysis MS as A Complex Trait Genomic Linkage Screens Missing Heritability Vitamin D Genetics Exome and Genome Sequencing The MHC and MS Susceptibility Current Directions and LimitationsReferences Part II. Diagnosis 6. Symptoms and Signs of Multiple Sclerosis Illustrative Case Introduction Evaluation of Symptoms Symptom Review by System Nonspecific Versus Specific Symptoms Conclusion-Finding Patterns Which Fit Together 7. Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis Diagnostic Criteria: A Very Short History Diagnosing MS: The Mcdonald Criteria (2010) Defining The Phenomenology of MS Putting The Mcdonald Criteria (2010) Into Practice Diagnosing MS by Combined Clinical and MRI Criteria The Utility of Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination in the Diagnosis of MS: Why Do a Lumbar Puncture?Diagnostic Categories Resulting from Applying the Mcdonald Criteria Limitations of the Mcdonald (2010) Criteria Future Directions in the Diagnosis of MS 8. Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis Relevant MRI Physics Characterization of MS on Conventional MRI Technical Considerations and Pitfalls Clinical Applications in Disease Monitoring MRI Safety 9. Tools and Tests for Multiple Sclerosis Blood Tests Lumbar Puncture/Spinal Fluid Analysis Evoked Potentials |
الشكل |
1 online resource (xiv, 325 pages) : illustrations |
اللغة |
الانكليزية |
رقم النظام |
997010700994505171 |
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