Multiple Sclerosis
Diagnosis and Therapy
Will be published approx. on 30. March 2012
Book
Hardback
328 pages
978-0-470-65463-7 (ISBN)
Description
Designed for both neurologists and non-neurologists, Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnosis and Therapy takes a practical approach to the most current principles of diagnosis and management of this complex disease. Editors and authors from Harvard Medical School have contributed up-to-date therapeutic information for the various stages and types of MS and also provide the necessary background regarding the pathogenesis of the disease.
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Product info
gebunden
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
792 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-65463-7 (9780470654637)
Schweitzer Classification
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E-Book
02/2012
Wiley-Blackwell
€77.99
Available for download
E-Book
02/2012
Wiley-Blackwell
€77.99
Available for download
Persons
Edited by
Howard L. Weiner, MD, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital & Partners MS Center, Boston, MA, USA
James M. Stankiewicz, MD, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital & Partners MS Center, Boston, MA, USA
Content
List of Contributors, vii
Preface, ix
Part I Pathology and Diagnosis, 1
1 Disease Pathogenesis, 3
Roopali Gandhi and Howard L. Weiner
2 Biomarkers, 26
Manuel Comabella and Samia J. Khoury
3 Epidemiology and Genetics, 56
Philip L. De Jager
4 Diagnosis, 77
James M. Stankiewicz, Varun Chaubal, and Guy J. Buckle
5 Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis, 101
Tanuja Chitnis
6 Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis, 136
Mohit Neema, Antonia Ceccarelli, Jonathan S. Jackson, and Rohit Bakshi
7 Predicting Clinical Course, 163
Brian Healy and Maria Liguori
Part II Management, 181
8 Medication Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis, 183
James M. Stankiewicz and Samia J. Khoury
9 Symptom Management, 213
Lynn Stazzone and Brandon Brown
10 Cognitive Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis, 239
Bonnie I. Glanz and Maria K. Houtchens
11 Depression and Other Psychosocial Issues in Multiple Sclerosis, 263
David J. Rintell
12 Future Therapeutic Approaches, 283
Howard L. Weiner and Laura Edwards
Index, 301