This book has been written for those newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It is a guide to learning about the disease, its potential impact on your life, and the medical treatments now available for managing it successfully. This is a time of great excitement in research and advances in clinical management, such that most people who have multiple sclerosis can lead full and productive lives.
This fourth edition is current and updated throughout, and includes a review of the controversy surrounding CCVSI and multiple sclerosis, discussion of the new pill Gelenya and other drugs in development for multiple sclerosis, new information on the drug Tysabri, and discussion of treatments and complementary and alternative medicine in MS. This the place to begin your education about MS.
Tabella dei contenuti
Foreword
What is Multiple Sclerosis and How is it Diagnosed?
What is the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis?
What Treatment is Available?
Unconventional Therapies
Practical Guidelines for Living with Multiple Sclerosis
Coping with Multiple Sclerosis
Employment Issues
Financial and Life Planning
Research in Multiple Sclerosis: The Search for Answers
Searching for Treatments: The ‘Ins and Outs’ of Clinical Trials
How Your Multiple Sclerosis Society Can Help
Glossary
Additional Readings
Resources
Index
Circa l’autore
Carol Saunders, BA, BSN, MSCN, has been an MS nurse for the past 25 years, 23 of them spent working at Neurology Center of Fairfax, VA.
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