Multiple sclerosis and related disorders / / volume editor, Douglas S. Goodin

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam : , : Elsevier, , 2014
• Edizione: Third series.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 715 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps
• Disciplina: 616.834
• Soggetto topico: Multiple sclerosis; Neurology
• Persona (resp. second.): GoodinDouglas S.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: section 1. Pathogenesis -- section 2. Epidemiology and genetics -- section 3. Diagnosis and disease course -- section 4. Treatment -- section 5. Other demyelinating diseases -- section 6. Capita selecta.
• Sommario/riassunto: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is generally understood to be an inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. While we still are not certain of the root cause of MS, research results suggest that unknown environmental factors and the presence of specific genes seem the most probable targets. MS causes an inflammatory response in the central nervous system leading to neurodegeneration, oligodendrocyte death, axonal damage, and gliosis. Over the past five years ongoing research has greatly expanded our understanding of the pathogenesis of MS, detailed insight into the epidemiology
• Titolo autorizzato: Multiple sclerosis and related disorders
• ISBN: 0-444-63309-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821731003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Handbook of clinical neurology ; ; v. 122, 3rd ser.