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O'Connor, Paul, 1955-

Multiple sclerosis : the facts you need / Paul O'Connor. - Toronto : Key Porter, 1998. - xii, 154 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm - Your personal health series . - Your personal health series. .

Published in conjunction with the Canadian Medical Association.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Multiple sclerosis -- MS -- strikes about one in a thousand North Americans, usually in early adulthood, when they are building careers and starting families. Because the disease involves the central nervous system, its effects are wide-ranging and difficult to predict.

Multiple Sclerosis: The Facts You Need -- part of the Your Personal Health Series -- is a fact filled, comprehensive guide to living with MS, supported by diagrams, case histories, a drug table and an extensive list of helpful books and organizations. Topics include:

what MS is, and who gets it;
how MS is diagnosed as "possible," "probable" or "definite";
why the disease affects different people in different ways;
how "relapsing-remitting" MS differs from "progressive" MS;
how people with MS and their families, can adapt their homes, careers and lifestyles to cope with the disease;
which treatments work, which don't and what help is on the horizon.
Combining authoritative medical advice and practical hands-on tips, Multiple Sclerosis: The Facts You Need is an invaluable guide for anyone affected, directly or indirectly by this complex disease.

ISBN: 1552630285 9781552630280 1552093670 9781552093672

Nat. Bib. No.: C98-932461-3

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Multiple sclerosis--Popular works.

LC Class. No.: RC377 / .O266 1998

Dewey Class. No.: 616.83

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WL360 / .O266 1998