Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

✍ Scribed by Nancy J. Holland, T. Jock Murray, Stephen C. Reingold

Publisher: Demos Health
Year: 2007
Tongue: English
Leaves: 256
Edition: 3rd
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Written specifically for those newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, as well as family and friends, this essential reference companion serves as a learning guide to the disease. The book discusses the nature of multiple sclerosis, its impact on daily life, guidelines for dealing with all aspects of the disease, and new advances in clinical management that make it possible for MS patients to live full and productive lives. Rounding out this invaluable resource are a glossary, list of additional resources, and suggestions for further reading.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 10
Foreword......Page 12
1. What Is Multiple Sclerosis and How Is It Diagnosed?......Page 16
2. What Is the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis?......Page 29
3. What Treatment Is Available?......Page 41
4. Unconventional Therapies and Multiple Sclerosis......Page 70
5. Practical Guidelines for Living with Multiple Sclerosis......Page 98
6. Coping with Multiple Sclerosis......Page 113
7. Employment Issues and Multiple Sclerosis......Page 132
8. Financial and Life Planning......Page 141
9. Research in Multiple Sclerosis: The Search for Answers and the Link to Treatments......Page 157
10. Searching for Treatments: The “Ins” and “Outs” of Clinical Trials......Page 177
11. How Your Multiple Sclerosis Society Can Help......Page 193
A......Page 208
B......Page 209
C......Page 210
D......Page 213
E......Page 214
F......Page 215
I......Page 216
L......Page 217
M......Page 218
N......Page 219
O......Page 220
P......Page 221
S......Page 223
T......Page 224
V......Page 225
Additional Readings......Page 226
Resources......Page 230
About the Authors......Page 238
A......Page 242
C......Page 243
E......Page 245
F......Page 246
G......Page 247
I......Page 248
M......Page 250
P......Page 251
R......Page 252
S......Page 253
U......Page 254
W......Page 255
Z......Page 256

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