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Multiple Sclerosis : Current Status and Strategies for the Future by Institute of Medicine; Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health; Committee on Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Strategies for the Future; Richard B. Johnston, Jr.; Janet E. Joy is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Multiple Sclerosis : Current Status and Strategies for the Future about?

<p>Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and often disabling disease of the nervous system, affecting about 1 million people worldwide. Even though it has been known for over a hundred years, no cause or cure has yet been discovered—but now there is hope. New therapies have been shown to slow the disease progress in some patients, and the pace of discoveries about the cellular machinery of the brain and spinal cord has accelerated.</p> <p>This book presents a comprehensive overview of multiple sclerosis today, as researchers seek to understand its processes, develop therapies that will slow or halt the disease and perhaps repair damage, offer relief for specific symptoms, and improve the abilities of MS patients to function in their daily lives.</p> <p>The panel reviews existing knowledge and identifies key research questions, focusing on:</p> <ul> <li>Research strategies that have the greatest potential to understand the biological mechanisms of recovery and to translate findings into specific strategies for therapy.</li> <li>How people adapt to MS and the research needed to improve the lives of people with MS.</li> <li>Management of disease symptoms (cognitive impairment, depression, s

Author

Institute of Medicine; Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health; Committee on Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Strategies for the Future; Richard B. Johnston, Jr.; Janet E. Joy

Publisher

National Academies Press

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780309171304

Subjects

Technology, Medical, Health & Fitness