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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
Greenwood,
2010
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| Series: | Biographies of disease.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
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.
