Over 42 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with movement disorders, diseases which adversely affect individuals' ease of movement and, in turn, their quality of life. In the last several years, the medical community has seen a substantial increase in the public's awareness of the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of these disorders. While a number of publications exist on specific disorders, this book is designed as a concise yet comprehensive reference on all major movement disorders. Targeted toward neurologists and primary care physicians on the frontlines of...
Over 42 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with movement disorders, diseases which adversely affect individuals' ease of movement...
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory, often progressive, and potentially disabling disease of the central nervous system. Onset of disease is usually between the ages of 15 and 50, with the incidence nearly twice as high in women. While the cause of MS is still unknown, the predominant theory is that it is an autoimmune disease, triggered by an unknown environmental factor that results in both loss of central nervous system myelin and degeneration of axons and neurons. Although there have been a number of publications addressing different aspects of MS treatment in the neurological...
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory, often progressive, and potentially disabling disease of the central nervous system. Onset of disease is us...
