Multiple sclerosis /

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a degenerative, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that affects 250,000 to 400,000 people living in the United States. It generally starts in young adulthood. Written by a professor of medicine who is also personally affected by the disease, Multiple Scl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Iezzoni, Lisa I.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, ©2010.
Series:Biographies of disease.
Subjects:
Multiple sclerosis.
Multiple Sclerosis
Sclérose en plaques.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Multiple sclerosis
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introducing the central nervous system and the pathology of multiple sclerosis
  • History of MS
  • MS in populations around the world
  • Role of the immune system in causing MS
  • Symptoms and diagnosis of MS
  • MS treatments
  • Disability and rehabilitation therapies
  • Ambulation aids and wheeled mobility aids
  • Accommodating disability and disability civil rights.

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