Multiple Sclerosis - Diagnosis and Therapy
Published on 23. February 2012
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352 pages
978-1-119-96371-4 (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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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
666 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-119-96371-4 (9781119963714)
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02/2012
Wiley-Blackwell
€77.99
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E-Book
02/2012
Wiley-Blackwell
€77.99
Available for download
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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