Handbook of Multiple Sclerosis

• Main Authors: Cohen, Jeffrey A. (Author), Rae-Grant, Alexander (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tarporley : Springer Healthcare Ltd. : Imprint: Springer Healthcare, 2012.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Radiology.; Neuroradiology.; Neurology.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Primary Care Medicine.

Over the past 30 years there have been significant advances in our understanding of multiple sclerosis (MS) due to the use of MRIs to better visualize the disease and because of the introduction of new ameliorating drugs. However, MS is still an incurable disease and diagnosis remains challenging fo...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Clinical features
• Diagnosing multiple sclerosis
• Treatment of acute relapses of multiple sclerosis
• Disease modifying therapy
• Symptom management
• Medical management of patients with multiple sclerosis.