Multiple Sclerosis Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information about Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Its Effects on Mobility, Vision, Bladder Function, Speech, Swallowing, and Cognition, Including Facts about Risk Factors, Causes, Diagnostic Procedures, Pai

512 Pages·2019·1.029 MB·English

by  Lauren Parrott (editor)

Health Reference Series
Multiple Sclerosis
SOURCEBOOK
SECOND EDITION
Basic Consumer Health Information about Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Its Effects on
Mobility, Vision, Bladder Function, Speech, Swallowing, and Cognition, Including Facts
about Risk Factors, Causes, Diagnostic Procedures, Pain Management, Drug Treatments,
and Physical and Occupational Therapies
Along with Guidelines for Nutrition and Exercise, Tips on Choosing Assistive Equipment,
Information about Disability, Work, Financial, and Legal Issues, a Glossary of Related
Terms, and a Directory of Additional Resources

Multiple Sclerosis
SOURCEBOOK
SECOND EDITION

Health Reference Series
Multiple Sclerosis
SOURCEBOOK
SECOND EDITION
Basic Consumer Health Information about Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Its Effects on Mobility,
Vision, Bladder Function, Speech, Swallowing, and Cognition, Including Facts about Risk Factors,
Causes, Diagnostic Procedures, Pain Management, Drug Treatments, and Physical and
Occupational Therapies
Along with Guidelines for Nutrition and Exercise, Tips on Choosing Assistive Equipment,
Information about Disability, Work, Financial, and Legal Issues, a Glossary of Related Terms, and
a Directory of Additional Resources
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Title: Multiple sclerosis sourcebook: basic consumer health information about
multiple sclerosis (MS) and its effects on mobility, vision, bladder function, speech,
swallowing, and cognition, including facts about risk factors, causes, diagnostic
procedures, pain management, treatment, and physical and occupation therapies,
along with guidelines for nutrition and exercise, tips on choosing assistive equipment,
information about disability, work, financial, and legal issues, a glossary of related
terms and a directory of additional resources / Lauren Parrott, managing editor.
Description: 2nd edition. | Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, Inc., [2019]
Identifiers: LCCN 2019009454| ISBN 9780780816978 (hard cover: alk. paper) |
ISBN 9780780816985 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Multiple sclerosis--Popular works.
Classification: LCC RC377.M8638 2019 | DDC 616.8/34--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019009454
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Table of Contents
Preface ..........................................................................................xiii
Part I: Multiple Sclerosis: Causes, Risk Factors, and
Disease Course
Chapter 1— Multiple Sclerosis Overview .....................................3
Chapter 2— Autoimmune Diseases: Is Multiple
Sclerosis One of Them? .............................................7
Chapter 3— Multiple Sclerosis: Complex Disease
of the Central Nervous System ..............................13
Section 3.1— Nervous System: An
Anatomical Overview .................14
Section 3.2— How Multiple Sclerosis
Targets Myelin ............................17
Chapter 4— Understanding the Genetics of
Multiple Sclerosis ...................................................19
Chapter 5— Multiple Sclerosis in Women,
Children, and Men ..................................................25
Chapter 6— Causative Agents of Multiple Sclerosis .................31
Chapter 7— Multiple Sclerosis: Disease Course and
Exacerbation ...........................................................35
Chapter 8— Rare and Unusual Variants of
Multiple Sclerosis ...................................................41
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Section 8.1— Schilder Disease—Tumefactive
Multiple Sclerosis .......................42
Section 8.2— Marburg Variant Multiple
Sclerosis—Malignant ..................43
Chapter 9— Other Demyelinating Diseases ..............................45
Section 9.1— Chronic Inflammatory
Demyelinating
Polyneuropathy ...........................46
Section 9.2— Neuromyelitis Optica ..................47
Chapter 10— Multiple Sclerosis: Yesterday, Today,
and Tomorrow .........................................................51
Part II: Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis
Chapter 11— Overview of Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms ............57
Chapter 12— Spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis .............................61
Chapter 13— Tremors ...................................................................65
Chapter 14— Fatigue in People with Multiple Sclerosis .............77
Chapter 15— Speech and Swallowing Problems
Associated with Multiple Sclerosis ........................81
Chapter 16— Vocal Fold Paralysis ...............................................85
Chapter 17— Vision Problem and Multiple Sclerosis ..................89
Chapter 18— Bladder Changes in Multiple Sclerosis .................95
Chapter 19— Cognitive Deficits in People with
Multiple Sclerosis ...................................................99
Chapter 20— Depression and Anxiety in People
with Multiple Sclerosis .........................................105
Part III: Diagnostic Tests, Treatments, and Therapies for
Multiple Sclerosis
Chapter 21— Diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis ..............................111
Section 21.1— Magnetic Resonance
Imaging for Diagnosing
Multiple Sclerosis .....................112
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Section 21.2— Neurological Diagnostic
Tests and Procedures................118
Chapter 22— The Multiple Sclerosis Healthcare Team ............131
Chapter 23— Working with a Neurologist .................................135
Chapter 24— Treatment Options for Multiple
Sclerosis .................................................................141
Chapter 25— Drug Treatments and Therapies for
Multiple Sclerosis .................................................145
Section 25.1— Multiple Sclerosis Agents .........146
Section 25.2— Multiple Sclerosis:
Therapeutics under
Research ....................................151
Section 25.3— New Drugs for Treating
Multiple Sclerosis .....................153
Section 25.4— The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration Warns
about Worsening of Multiple
Sclerosis after Stopping the
Medicine Gilenya ......................156
Chapter 26— Treating the Symptoms of Multiple
Sclerosis .................................................................161
Chapter 27— Treating Exacerbations and Relapses .................167
Chapter 28— Treating Involuntary Movement .........................173
Section 28.1— Controlling Spasticity in
Multiple Sclerosis .....................174
Section 28.2— Deep Brain Stimulation
for Multiple Sclerosis ................177
Section 28.3— Myoclonus..................................180
Chapter 29— Potential New Treatments for
Multiple Sclerosis .................................................187
Chapter 30— Multiple Sclerosis Pain Management ..................191
Chapter 31— Rehabilitation for Multiple Sclerosis ...................195
Section 31.1— How to Choose a
Rehabilitation Facility ..............196
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Section 31.2— Rehabilitation Options for
People with Multiple
Sclerosis .....................................199
Section 31.3— Physical and Occupational
Rehabilitation ...........................202
Section 31.4— Cognitive Rehabilitation
for Multiple Sclerosis ................204
Section 31.5— Music Therapy for
Multiple Sclerosis .....................207
Section 31.6— Cooling Therapy for
Multiple Sclerosis .....................210
Chapter 32— Complementary and Alternative
Medicine for Multiple Sclerosis ............................215
Chapter 33— Plasmapheresis .....................................................227
Chapter 34— Stem Cell Transplant Induces Multiple
Sclerosis Remission ..............................................231
Part IV: Living with Multiple Sclerosis
Chapter 35— Resilience: Addressing the Challenges
of MS ......................................................................237
Chapter 36— Self-Management for Living Well ........................241
Chapter 37— Vaccinations and People with Multiple
Sclerosis .................................................................245
Chapter 38— Contraception for Women with
Multiple Sclerosis .................................................251
Chapter 39— Multiple Sclerosis and Diet ..................................255
Chapter 40— Exercise Guidelines for People with
Multiple Sclerosis .................................................259
Section 40.1— Planning Your Activities
and Designing an Exercise
Program .....................................260
Section 40.2— Tips for Exercising ....................264
Chapter 41— Sleep and Multiple Sclerosis ................................267
Chapter 42— Stress and Multiple Sclerosis ...............................271
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