Multiple sclerosis and related disorders / volume editor, Douglas S. Goodin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goodin, Douglas S., editor.

Series:

Handbook of clinical neurology ; v. 122, 3rd ser.

Handbook of clinical neurology ; volume 122

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multiple sclerosis.

Neurology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 715 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps.

Edition:

Third series.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is generally understood to be an inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. While we still are not certain of the root cause of MS, research results suggest that unknown environmental factors and the presence of specific genes seem the most probable targets. MS causes an inflammatory response in the central nervous system leading to neurodegeneration, oligodendrocyte death, axonal damage, and gliosis. Over the past five years ongoing research has greatly expanded our understanding of the pathogenesis of MS, detailed insight into the epidemiology

Contents:

section 1. Pathogenesis

section 2. Epidemiology and genetics

section 3. Diagnosis and disease course

section 4. Treatment

section 5. Other demyelinating diseases

section 6. Capita selecta.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 20, 2014).

ISBN:

9780444633095

044463309X

OCLC:

881831384