Multiple Sclerosis (Fast Facts) - Softcover

Perkin, George D.; Wolinsky, Jerry S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1899541284 ISBN 13: 9781899541287

Publisher: Health Pr, 2000

Synopsis

Multiple sclerosis is the most common non-traumatic, disabling neurological disease of young adults. Accurate early diagnosis of the condition is, however, now a reality and new therapies promise to alter the long-term course of the disease. This handy guide, a collaboration between two international experts, offers a concise review of all factors relating to multiple sclerosis and is aimed at all physicians and nurses who encounter patients with this debilitating condition.

About this title

About the Author

George D Perkin BA FRCP, Consultant Neurologist, West London Neurosciences Centre, The Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK and Jerry S Wolinsky, Bartels Family Professor of Neurology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas, USA.

Review

'the book is a useful addition to the multiple sclerosis library and in particular will be of value to family physicians, nurses and neurologists in training.' --Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

...this publication fits well with the current status of MS research: the substantial and rapid advances in this field call for books that are concise and capable of rapidly translating new achievements into clinical practice; Fast Facts: Multiple Sclerosis seems to be one of these . --International MS Journal

'This book is very informative and has clear and up to date information on the subject. ... I found the chapters on treatments and future trends very interesting, as they are more up to date and informative than previous books on MS I have read.' --Multiple Sclerosis Society (UK), 2006

Edition details

• Publisher: Health Pr
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1899541284
• ISBN 13: 9781899541287
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 68