Multiple sclerosis : the questions you have, the answers you need / Rosalind C. Kalb, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kalb, Rosalind.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multiple sclerosis--Popular works.

Multiple sclerosis.

Multiple sclerosis--Miscellanea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (430 p.)

Edition:

5th ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Demos Health, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Multiple Sclerosis: The Questions You Have, the Answers You Need is the definitive guide for everyone concerned with the disease-those who have MS and those who share their lives with someone who has it. It covers a wide range of topics in an accessible question and answer format that allows people to easily find the information they need while providing a model of successful communication with healthcare providers. The contributors are leading authorities in all areas of multiple sclerosis management, who proffer expert answers to the most common questions about living with MS-medical, emotional, social, and economic - and represents a interdisciplinary approach to the disease. The books' goal is to help those with MS and their families formulate questions to ask their healthcare providers so they can manage life with MS. the chapters cover topics ranging from neurology and treatment to emotional, sexual, and employment issues. Introductory material is followed by a series of questions most often asked of the authors in their work with MS. The new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout. All the chapters have been reviewed and revamped. The book provides the most current information on Multiple Sclerosis including a review of the controversy surrounding Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCVSI) and Multiple Sclerosis, discussion of the first two pills in development for Multiple Sclerosis (up to this point all Multiple Sclerosis treatment have been injectable), new information on the drug Tysabri, and discussion of other newly developed drugs and drugs that currently under development"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

pt. 1. MS : what's it all about?

pt. 2. How is multiple sclerosis treated?

pt. 3. How do individuals and families cope with the challenges of MS?

pt. 4. What are the recommended financial and life planning strategies?.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-37535-4

9786613375353

1-61705-076-8

OCLC:

768732224