Primer on Multiple Sclerosis

Barbara S. Giesser, MD is Clinical Director at UCLA MS Clinical Service, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angles, CA.

• Part 1: Historical Background ; Chapter 1: The History of Multiple Sclerosis: From the Age of Description to the Age of Therapy ; T. Jock Murray ; Part 2: Basic Science ; Chapter 2: Genetics and Epidemiology in Multiple Sclerosis ; Gabriele C. DeLuca, Richard L. Yates and A. Dessa Sadovnick ; Chapter 3: Neurophysiology of Multiple Sclerosis ; Jefferson C. Slimp ; Chapter 4: Immunology of Multiple Sclerosis ; Laura Piccio and Anne H. Cross ; Chapter 5: Taking a Microscopic Look at Multiple Sclerosis ; Yong Guo and Claudia F. Lucchinetti ; Part 3: Diagnosis and Prognosis ; Chapter 6: Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis ; Loren A. Rolak ; Chapter 7: Neuroimaging in Multiple Sclerosis ; Megan Esch & Nancy L. Sicotte ; Chapter 8: Cerebrospinal Fluid Profile Supporting a Clinical Definite Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ; Mark Freedman and Mohammed Abdoli ; Chapter 9: Evoked Potentials ; Marc R. Nuwer ; Chapter 10: Temporal and Clinical Course of Multiple Sclerosis ; Erica Grazioli, Cornelia Mihai, and Bianca Weinstock-Guttman ; Chapter 11: Outcome Measures in Multiple Sclerosis ; Robert M. Herndon ; Part 4: Clinical Manifestations ; Chapter 12: Neuro-Ophthalmologic Manifestations of Multiple Sclerosis ; Shin C. Beh, Elliot M. Frohman, and Teresa Frohman ; Chapter 13: Cerebellar and Brainstem Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis ; Angeli S. Mayadev and George H. Kraft ; Chapter 14: Disorders of Mobility in Multiple Sclerosis ; Scott Campea and Jodie K. Haselkorn ; Chapter 15: Management of Urinary and Bowel Dysfunction in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis ; Ja-Hong Kim and Judy M. Choi ; Chapter 16: Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis ; Frederick W. Foley ; Chapter 17: Gender and Reproductive Issues in Multiple Sclerosis ; Rhonda Voskuhl and Barbara S. Giesser ; Chapter 18: Cognitive Impairment and Mood Disturbances ; Nicholas G. LaRocca ; Chapter 19: Multiple Sclerosis and Pain ; Norman S. Namerow ; Chapter 20: Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis ; Vikram Bhise, Leigh Charvet, and Lauren Krupp ; Chapter 21: Sleep Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis ; Tiffany J. Braley and Alon Y. Avidan ; Chapter 22: Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis ; J.M. Tillema, J. Graves, L.A. Benson, G.S. Aaen, A. Belman, J. Parrish, B. Weinstock-Guttman, L. Krupp, T. Chitnis, and E. Waubant, ; Part 5: Therapeutics ; Chapter 23: Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders ; Dean M. Wingerchuk ; Chapter 24: Multiple Sclerosis Nursing ; Kirstin Nygren and Gail Hartley ; Chapter 25: Immunomodulatory Agents for Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis ; Jessica F. Robb and Lawrence M. Samkoff ; Chapter 26: Immunosuppressive and Novel Therapies ; Barbara S. Giesser ; Chapter 27: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Multiple Sclerosis ; Allen C. Bowling ; Part 6: Psychosocial Issues ; Chapter 28: Living with Multiple Sclerosis: The Psychosocial Challenges for Patients and Their Families Rosalind C. Kalb ; Chapter 29: Employment and Career Development Considerations ; Steven W. Nissen and Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr. ; Chapter 30: Legal Planning Issues ; Laura D. Cooper, Esq. ; Part 7: Research ; Chapter 31: Issues in the Design and Interpretation of Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Trials ; Stephen Krieger, Ilana Katz Sand, Svenja Oynhausen, and Aaron Miller ; Chapter 32: Basic Science in Multiple Sclerosis: Progress and Promise ; Wendy Gilmore and Leslie P. Weiner

This new volume provides a highly accessible summary of a most dynamic area of medicine, featuring updates by many leading authorities in the field. The new edition of Dr. Geisser's primer has great practical value for all clinicians who care for people with multiple sclerosis.