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Multiple sclerosis and related disorders /
"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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh ; New York :
Elsevier,
2014.
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| Colección: | Handbook of clinical neurology ;
3rd ser., v. 122. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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 and genetic factors related to MS, the introduction of new technologies and tests to better diagnose and predict the future course of the disease and the introduction of new treatments targeting MS. This collection of review chapters provides a comprehensive reference into the science and clinical applications of the latest Multiple Sclerosis research and will be a valuable resource for the neuroscience research community and the clinical neurology community of researchers and practitioners"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (734 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0444520015 9780444520012 9780444633095 044463309X 1306424208 9781306424202 |