Samkoff / Goodman Multiple Sclerosis and CNS Inflammatory Disorders

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-29866-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: NIP- Neurology in Practice

Multiple Sclerosis and CNS Inflammatory Disorders is apractical guide to effective care of patients with multiplesclerosis and other neuroimmunologic and CNS inflammatorydisorders.
It provides the scientific basis of multiple sclerosis includingetiology, epidemiology, and pathogenesis. It covers the diagnosticprocess, the course of the disease and prognosis, and the use ofMRI in diagnosis and disease monitoring. Disease-modifying treatment algorithms for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis,switching therapy, and progressive multiple sclerosis treatmentalgorithms are all discussed in detail. It also addresses multiplesclerosis in childhood and pregnancy and includes assessment ofalternative therapies.
This new addition to the Neurology in Practice series containspractical guidance and learning features:
* Algorithms and guidelines
* "Tips and Tricks" boxes on improvingoutcomes
* "Caution" warning boxes to avoidingproblems
* "Science Revisited"--quick reminders ofthe basic science principles necessary for understanding
Multiple Sclerosis and CNS Inflammatory Disorders is anideal reference for neurologists in practice and training.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Samkoff, Lawrence M.

Goodman, Andrew D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors vii
Series Foreword x
Preface xi
chapter 1 1
Etiology
Sonya U. Steele and Ellen M. Mowry
chapter 2 10
Immunopathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis
Anne H. Cross and Laura Piccio
chapter 3 18
Diagnostic Process
Dalia Rotstein and Paul O'Connor
chapter 4 29
MRI in Diagnosis and Disease Monitoring
María I. Gaitán and Daniel S. Reich
chapter 5 45
Relapsing MS: Disease Staging and Therapeutic Algorithms
Mohsen Khoshnam and Mark Freedman
chapter 6 57
Progressive MS Treatment Algorithms
Megan H. Hyland and Jeffrey A. Cohen
chapter 7 67
Sex-Determined Issues in Multiple Sclerosis
Callene Momtazee and Barbara Giesser
chapter 8 77
Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
Robert Thompson Stone and Brenda Banwell
chapter 9 91
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Risks and Benefits
Allen C. Bowling
chapter 10 102
Symptomatic Management of MS
Jessica Robb, Lawrence M. Samkoff, and Andrew D. Goodman
chapter 11 114
Invisible Symptoms of MS: Fatigue, Depression, andCognition
Leigh E. Charvet, Benzi Kluzer, and Lauren B. Krupp
chapter 12 122
Rehabilitation
Nesanet S. Mitiku, Alexius E. G. Sandoval, and George H.Kraft
chapter 13 134
Psychosocial Adaptation to Multiple Sclerosis
David J. Rintell
chapter 14 144
Transverse Myelitis and Acute DisseminatedEncephalomyelitis
Benjamin M. Greenberg
chapter 15 153
Neuromyelitis Optica
Marcelo Matiello and Brian G. Weinshenker
chapter 16 163
Neurosarcoidosis
Thomas F. Scott
chapter 17 169
Lyme Neuroborreliosis
Erica Patrick and Eric Logigian
chapter 18 178
Neuro-Behçet Syndrome
Aksel Siva and Sabahattin Saip
Index 191

Über Autor(innen)

Lawrence M. Samkoff, MD, Associate Professor of Neurologyat the School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of RochesterMedical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Andrew D. Goodman, MD, Professor of Neurology, Chief of theNeuroimmunology Unit, and Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Centerat the School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of RochesterMedical Center , Rochester, NY, USA