Janet E. Joy and Richard B. Johnston, Jr., editors ; Committee on Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Strategies for the Future, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, Institute of Medicine.
Introduction -- Clinical and biological features -- Characteristics and management of major symptoms -- Disease management and measurement -- Strategies for future research on disease mechanisms -- Future strategies for MS therapies -- Building and supporting the research enterprise -- Recommendations -- Committee and staff biographies -- List of expert consultants -- Workshop agendas -- Kurtzke's expanded disability status scale (EDSS) -- Drugs used in the treatment of MS -- U.S. Social Security Administration's criteria for qualifying as disabled from MS -- Treatments that have been claimed to be of benefit in MS.
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OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Multiple sclerosis.
International Standard Book Number
0309072859
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Multiple sclerosis.
Multiple Sclerosis-- physiopathology.
Multiple Sclerosis-- physiopathology.
Multiple Sclerosis-- therapy.
Multiple Sclerosis-- therapy.
Research.
Research.
HEALTH & FITNESS-- Diseases-- Alzheimer's & Dementia.
MEDICAL-- Neurology.
Multiple sclerose.
Multiple sclerosis.
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
HEA-- 039140
MED-- 056000
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
616
.
8/34
Edition
21
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
RC377
Book number
.
M8455
2001eb
OTHER CLASS NUMBERS
Class number
WL
360
Book Number
M956378
2001
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Johnston, Richard B.,1935-
Joy, Janet E., (Janet Elizabeth),1953-
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Strategies for the Future.