Author: Elizabeth Taiwo Ifeyinwa Akpati
Publisher:
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Category : Multiple sclerosis
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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Author: B. E. Murdoch
Publisher:
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Category : Articulation disorders
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309072859
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 457

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Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and often disabling disease of the nervous system, affecting about 1 million people worldwide. Even though it has been known for over a hundred years, no cause or cure has yet been discovered-but now there is hope. New therapies have been shown to slow the disease progress in some patients, and the pace of discoveries about the cellular machinery of the brain and spinal cord has accelerated. This book presents a comprehensive overview of multiple sclerosis today, as researchers seek to understand its processes, develop therapies that will slow or halt the disease and perhaps repair damage, offer relief for specific symptoms, and improve the abilities of MS patients to function in their daily lives. The panel reviews existing knowledge and identifies key research questions, focusing on: Research strategies that have the greatest potential to understand the biological mechanisms of recovery and to translate findings into specific strategies for therapy. How people adapt to MS and the research needed to improve the lives of people with MS. Management of disease symptoms (cognitive impairment, depression, spasticity, vision problems, and others). The committee also discusses ways to build and financially support the MS research enterprise, including a look at challenges inherent in designing clinical trials. This book will be important to MS researchers, research funders, health care advocates for MS research and treatment, and interested patients and their families.

Author: Bruce E. Murdoch
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 9781861561008
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This book is the first to provide comprehensive coverage of the communication impairments that occur in association with multiple sclerosis. It covers not only the more widely recognised motor speech disorders seen in association with this condition, but also the more recently identified language disorders reported to occur in persons with diseases of the cerebral white matter. A full description of the neuropathophysiology, epidemiology, aetiology, clinical manifestations and medical treatment of multiple sclerosis is also included.

Author: Anja Lowit
Publisher: Plural Publishing
ISBN: 159756740X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 377

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Author: Lois Audrey Nelson
Publisher:
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Category : Speech disorders
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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Author: Ellen Rose Homan
Publisher:
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Category : Multiple sclerosis
Languages : en
Pages : 230

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Author: Jay Robert Jensen
Publisher:
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Category : Multiple sclerosis
Languages : en
Pages : 236

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Author: Massimo Filippi
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 303038621X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 215

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This book provides cutting-edge information on the epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnostic procedures and treatment approaches for the main white matter (WM) disorders of the central nervous system (CNS). WM lesions are associated with many neurological conditions, and with aging. The diagnostic work-up of neurological diseases characterized by the presence of these lesions has changed dramatically over the past few years. This is mainly due on the one hand to the discovery of specific pathogenetic factors in some of these conditions, and on the order to the optimized use of diagnostic tools. All of this has resulted in new diagnostic algorithms, and in the identification of new neurological conditions. The book offers neurologists essential guidance in the diagnosis and treatment of the most frequent WM conditions, promoting their correct and cost-saving diagnosis and management. By integrating neurological, laboratory and imaging concepts with the demands of accurate diagnosis, this reference guide provides a state-of-the-art overview of the current state of knowledge on these conditions, as well as practical guidelines for their diagnosis and treatment.

Author: Laura Jean Swan
Publisher:
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Category : Language disorders
Languages : en
Pages : 206

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease characterized by an unpredictable course with exacerbation and remission of symptoms and can result in language changes. The present study describes the form, content, and use language abilities of a group of 10 subjects with MS based on their performance on the Test of Verbal Comprehension subtest from the Woodcock-Johnson III (WJ-III) and an analysis of a language sample using the Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT). Comparative performance of the group with MS with matched control subjects revealed the subjects with MS to present with significant differences in the form and use language categories. Positive moderate to high correlations were found for the control group for education level and age for form, content, and use. The implications of the findings are discussed in relation to the role of the speech-language pathologist in the comprehensive assessment of language in patients with MS.