Navigating Life with Multiple Sclerosis

ISBN-13: 9780199381739 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 208 str.

Kathleen Costello; Ben W. Thrower; MD Barbara S. Giesser

Opis

Navigating Life with Multiple Sclerosis will serve as a practical guide for meeting the challenges of this life-long disease. MS may cause a myriad of symptoms and varies greatly from person to person. The authors demystify MS and offer practical solutions and guidance based upon their extensive combined clinical and research experience. The book tackles many of the common symptoms experienced by the person with MS and looks into the future to explore where research is headed. If you are newly diagnosed or have been living with MS for years, this book is an invaluable guide.

Recenzje

When someone is newly diagnosed, he or she is exposed to unfamiliar and disconcerting medical terminology, diagnostic procedures, and treatment options. Like a patient and wise health care provider, Kathleen Costello, Ben Thrower, and Barbara Giesser dissect these complex concepts, demystify the diagnostic and treatment process, and present a user-friendly guide to the medical diagnosis and treatment of MS.

O autorze

Kathleen Costello, MS, ANP-BC, MSCN The Johns Hopkins Hospital Multiple Sclerosis, Transverse Myelitis Center Baltimore, MD Ben W. Thrower, MD Medical Director Andrew C. Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd Center Atlanta, GA Barbara S. Giesser, MD Clinical Director, UCLA Multiple Sclerosis Program David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine Los Angeles, CA