Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis Affecting an estimated 2.5 million people worldwide, multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurological cause of debilitation in young adults. This book summarizes the latest…
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Multiple Sclerosis
Affecting an estimated 2.5 million people worldwide, multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurological cause of debilitation in young adults. This book summarizes the latest understanding of the causes of the disease, using accessible, bullet-point text to describe key clinical features and diagnostic criteria. Incurable, and with the precise causes still unknown, both diagnosis and management of the condition is complicated.
With a chapter focusing solely on presentations in the emergency room, the importance of recognizing these neurological emergencies is emphasised, along with indications for admission in MS patients. Disease-modifying therapies and management of symptoms, including fatigue, tremor and cognitive changes, are covered in detail. The impact of MS on women's reproductive health and the increasing recognition of MS in pediatric patients is also explored. An