Multiple sclerosis : immunology, pathology, and pathophysiology /

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Imprint:New York, N.Y. : Demos Medical Pub., ©2003.
Description:1 online resource (xii, 239 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11164244
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Other uniform titles:Multiple sclerosis.
Other authors / contributors:Herndon, Robert M.
ISBN:9781888799620
1888799625
141755214X
9781417552146
9781934559260
1934559261
1888799625
1281974595
9781281974594
9786611974596
6611974598
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Companion vol. to: Multiple sclerosis: diagnosis, medical management, and rehabilitation / edited by Jack S. Burks and Kenneth P. Johnson.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
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Summary:Annotation This volume provides an overview of MS-related research and will benefit many investigators in the field and help to advance our efforts to cure this, thus far, intractable disease.
Annotation From historical cases suggestive of multiple sclerosis and the 1838 clinical description of MS to the latest research, Dr. Herndon (neurology, U. of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson) provides an overview of developments relating to this central nervous system autoimmune disease. In this companion volume to (Demos, 2000), US contributors to 16 chapters offer an overview of advances in the basic sciences and technologies as they pertain to understanding immune responses in MS (e.g., an animal model of demyelinating disease, identification of contributory infectious agents). The final chapter offers hope for remyelination of nerve fibers and recovery of function. Coverage of epidemiology and genetics is acknowledged as minimal. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Other form:Print version: Multiple sclerosis. New York, N.Y. : Demos Medical Pub., ©2003 1888799625