Multiple Sclerosis: Recovery of Function and Neurorehabilitation

Recent developments in basic and applied science have led to better understanding of disease mechanisms and more efficient therapies for multiple sclerosis. The most effective way of managing these patients is through a carefully planned neurorehabilitation programme. The main aims are to reduce disability and handicap and improve functions through effective training, stimulating activity and social participation. As the first text on recovery of function and neurorehabilitation in MS, this book focuses on mechanisms of recovery, application of neuroplasticity to therapeutic interventions, and determination of the efficiency of these interventions. Basic principles of neurorehabilitation in MS are described, as well as techniques for treating specific syndromes which may occur in MS. Written and edited by leading clinicians and researchers, the book achieves an excellent balance between basic science, pathophysiology, and clinical rehabilitation. An essential resource for clinicians and therapists treating patients with multiple sclerosis, neurophysiologists, and health care advisors.

Jürg Kesselring is Head of the Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Rehabilitation Centre, Valens, Switzerland.

Giancarlo Comi is Professor of Neurology, Chairman of the Department of Neurology, and Director of the Institute of Experimental Neurology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.

Alan J. Thompson is Vice-Dean and Deputy Head of the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences at University College London, Director of the UCL Institute of Neurology, Programme Director for the Neurological Disorders theme of UCL Partners (Academic Health Science Centre), and Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre. He is the Garfield Weston Professor of Clinical Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, and is head of the Neurorehabilitation research group in the Institute of Neurology's Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, London, UK.