This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to multiple sclerosis, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on multiple sclerosis. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Multiple Sclerosis: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Multiple Sclerosis; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Multiple Sclerosis; Chapter 5. Patents on Multiple Sclerosis; Chapter 6. Books on Multiple Sclerosis; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Multiple Sclerosis; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Multiple Sclerosis; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 10. Dissertations on Multiple Sclerosis; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Demyelinating Disease, Disseminated Sclerosis, Insular sclerosis, Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.
Words: sclerosis multiple

Author: ICON Health Publications
Publisher: ICON Health Publications
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Multiple Sclerosis: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2002-09-25
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780597830495
Lib Category: Multiple sclerosis
Category: Health & Fitness : Diseases - Nervous System (incl. Brain)