Fourth Edition
edited by Stuart D. Cook
Handbook of Multiple Sclerosis spans the etiology, epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, pathology, and treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).
Features:
- Updates readers on the clinical aspects of MS, new therapeutic options, and pharmaceuticals
- Contains the latest research on biomarkers of disease activity
- Discusses the clinical presentation and identification of symptoms that occur during the course of the disease
- Offers expert guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis
- Collects research from world authorities on the topic
Contents
Etiopathogenesis
- Epidemiology: Clues to Etiology
- Genetics: Role in Causation, Prognosis and Response to Therapy
- Environmental Factors: Contribution to MS Causation
- MS: An autoimmune disease of the CNS
Clinical-Pathologic Characteristics
- Pathology: What Does It Tell Us? Clinical Features of MS
- MRI in MS: Role in Diagnosis, Pathophysiology and Therapy
- CSF and Blood Markers: Use in Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment
- Evoked Potentials
- Natural History and Prognosis
Therapies - Current and Future
- Symptomatic Treatments
- Rehabilitation: Role in MS. Treatment of the Acute Relapse
- Treatment of the Clinically Isolated Syndrome
- Approved Disease Modifying Therapies:Beta interferons
- Copaxone
- Mitoxantrone
- Monoclonal Antibodies and IVIG
- APL's and Statins
- Immunosuppression
- Combination Therapies
- Regeneration Strategies
- Neuroprotection
Index
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