TY  - BOOK
AU  - O'Connor, Paul,
ED  - Canadian Medical Association.
TI  - Multiple sclerosis: the facts you need 
T2  - Your personal health series
SN  - 1552630285
AV  - RC377 .O266 1998
U1  - 616.83 21
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Toronto
PB  - Key Porter
KW  - Multiple sclerosis
KW  - Popular works
N1  - Published in conjunction with the Canadian Medical Association; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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
ER  -