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100 Questions and Answers About Multiple Sclerosis

by Sheremata, William A., M.D.

ISBN13: 9780763747633
ISBN10: 0763747637
Additional ISBN(s): 9780763786847
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 2006-01-17
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett
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Summary

Approximately 350,000 people in the United States have Multiple Sclerosis. Whether you're a newly diagnosed MS patient, or a friend or relative of someone suffering from this disease, this book offers help. The only text to provide the doctor's and patient's views, 100 Questions & Answers About Multiple Sclerosis gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, sources of support, and much more. Written by an expert on the subject, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.

Foreword

Introduction

vii

Dedication

Part 1. The Basics

(12)

Questions 1-15 provide fundamental information about multiple sclerosis, including:

What is multiple sclerosis?

What is a lesion?

What is white matter?

Part 2. Symptoms

(12)

Questions 16-22 describe common symptoms of multiple sclerosis, such as:

What are the most common symptoms of MS?

Why am I so fatigued?

How long do symptoms of MS last?

Part 3. Diagnosis, Identification, and Prognosis

(20)

Questions 23-37 describe diagnosis, identification, and prognosis of different forms of MS, including:

How is a diagnosis of MS made?

What kinds of MS exist?

Do all people with MS become disabled?

Part 4. Causes of Multiple Sclerosis

(22)

Questions 38-56 discuss factors that contribute to development of MS, such as:

Do viruses cause MS?

What is the role of the immune system in MS?

Is MS hereditary?

Part 5. Living with Multiple Sclerosis

(14)

Questions 57-67 discuss some of the changes MS causes in day-to-day life and how to cope with them:

How do I learn to cope with MS now that I've been diagnosed?

How does MS affect sexual function and fertility?

Should I seek counseling?

Part 6. Treatment

(44)

Questions 68-100 address treatment options for multiple sclerosis:

How is MS treated?

Are alternative treatments useful?

What are the different drugs that treat MS attacks?

Appendix

127

(2)

Glossary

129

(14)

Index

143

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