Description
Book SynopsisUnderstanding Multiple Sclerosis, Second Edition is a patient-friendly chart that helps to explain multiple sclerosis (MS) with sections that define MS and describe its causes, types, symptoms, diagnosis process, and management.
Featured sections:
- What is multiple sclerosis (MS)
- What causes MS
- Types of MS: Relapsing-Remitting (RR-MS), Primary-Progressive (PP-MS), and Secondary-Progressive (SP-MS)
- Symptoms of MS table: early and late
- How is MS diagnosed: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), evoked potential tests, and lumbar puncture (spinal tap)
- Management of MS
Images included:
- The spinal cord and spinal nerves within the body
- Enlarged view of a nerve fiber
- Normal nerve cell and nerve cell affected by MS
- Comparison of a normal myelin sheath to one damaged from MS
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
20' x 26' heavy weight paper laminated with gromme
