Revised edition of: Meeting the challenge of progressive multiple sclerosis / Patricia K. Coyle, June Halper. c2001.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-152) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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What is progressive multiple sclerosis? -- Defining progressive multiple sclerosis -- Disease-modifying therapies for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis -- Managing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis -- Facing the challenge of worsening multiple sclerosis: tools for the transition -- Increasing disability: social and economic issues -- Coping with disease progression -- Gender-related and family issues -- Taking care: prevent complications and stay healthy.
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According to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 15% of MS patients are diagnosed with the progressive form of the disease and experience symptoms such as tremor, poor coordination, difficulty walking, and other problems from the start. While an additional 50%, of those diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS, will develop progressive MS within 10 years. Living with Multiple Sclerosis: Overcoming the Challenges, 2nd Edition is written for people who have been diagnosed with the progressive form of multiple sclerosis. It focuses on the newest advances in managing worsening symptoms and offer.
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OverDrive, Inc.
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720C4D05-A437-4889-95AF-3B2BFC1BC07E
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Title
Living with progressive multiple sclerosis.
International Standard Book Number
9781932603477
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Multiple sclerosis, Popular works.
Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive, Popular Works.
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