Designed for both neurologists and non-neurologists, Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnosis and Therapy takes a practical approach to the most current principles ofdiagnosis 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. INDICE: List of Contributors, viiPreface, ixPart I Pathology and Diagnosis, 11 Disease Pathogenesis, 3Roopali Gandhi and Howard L. Weiner2 Biomarkers, 26Manuel Comabella and Samia J. Khoury3 Epidemiology and Genetics, 56Philip L. De Jager4 Diagnosis, 77James M. Stankiewicz, Varun Chaubal, and Guy J. Buckle5Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis, 101Tanuja Chitnis6 Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis, 136Mohit Neema,Antonia Ceccarelli, Jonathan S. Jackson, and Rohit Bakshi7 Predicting Clinical Course, 163Brian Healy and Maria LiguoriPart II Management, 1818 Medication Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis, 183James M. Stankiewicz and Samia J. Khoury9 Symptom Management, 213Lynn Stazzone and Brandon Brown10 Cognitive Dysfunctionin Multiple Sclerosis, 239Bonnie I. Glanz and Maria K. Houtchens11 Depressionand Other Psychosocial Issues in Multiple Sclerosis, 263David J. Rintell12 Future Therapeutic Approaches, 283Howard L. Weiner and Laura EdwardsIndex, 301
- ISBN: 978-1-119-96371-4
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 23/02/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés