Multiple sclerosis : a comprehensive text /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Raine, Cedric S., 1940-, McFarland, Henry F., Hohlfeld, R. (Reinhard)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh ; New York : Saunders Elsevier, 2008.
Subjects:	Multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis > diagnosis. Multiple Sclerosis > physiopathology. Multiple Sclerosis > therapy.

Table of Contents:

Section 1 : Multiple sclerosis : history and clinical manifestations
History of multiple sclerosis
Clinical features in multiple sclerosis
Unusual presentations and variants of idiopathic central nervous system demyelinating diesases
Pediatric multiple sclerosis
Diagnosis of mutiple sclerosis
Neuroimaging in multiple sclerosis
Cerebrospinal fluid analysis in multiple sclerosis
Natural history of multiple sclerosis
Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis
Neurophysiological studies in multiple sclerosis
Section 2 : Multiple sclerosis : pathophysiology and biology
The neuropathology of multiple sclerosis
Neurophysiology of demyelination
Immunology of multiple sclerosis
Genetics of multiple sclerosis
Infectious agents and multiple sclerosis
Models of chronic relapsing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
Genetic manipulations of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in the mouse
Biology of myelin
New tools for investigating the immunopathogenesis of multiple sclerosis : principles and applications
Section 3 : Multiple sclerosis : treatment and prospects
Immunomodulatory therapy : critical appraisal of trial results and marketing claims
Treatment of multiple sclerosis with disease-modifying therapies
Escape therapies and management of multiple sclerosis
Novel and promising therapeutic strategies in multiple sclerosis
Moving towards remyelinating and neuroprotective therapies in multiple sclerosis
Symptomatic therapies for multiple sclerosis
Bladder and sexual dysfunction in multiple sclerosis
Neuropsychological aspects of multiple sclerosis
Rehabilitation of multiple sclerosis
Design and analysis of clinical trials in multiple sclerosis
The role of data monitoring committees in multiple sclerosis clinical trials
Outcome measures in multiple sclerosis.