Multiple sclerosis (MS) causes a myriad of physical, cognitive, and emotional symptoms that impact function and quality of life for those with the disease and those providing care. Navigating Life with Multiple Sclerosis is a practical guide for meeting the challenges of this life-long, unpredictable disease. This insightful guide offers a detailed description of the essential components of comprehensive MS care, from disease and symptom management, rehabilitation to enhance function, safety and independence, social and emotional support, and attention to overall health and wellness for both patients and caregivers. Each chapter offers solutions and guidance based upon the authors' interdisciplinary perspectives and years of clinical and research experience. The person with MS is the center of the care team and this book provides guidance for communicating effectively with healthcare providers, participating comfortably in shared decision making, and advocating confidently for personal healthcare needs and priorities.

Navigating Life with Multiple Sclerosis (Brain and Life Books)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Giesser, Barbara S.

Costello, Kathleen

Kalb, Rosalind

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Oxford University Press

Being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) doesn’t have to mean your life is over. Everyone’s MS is different and no one can predict exactly what yours will be like. 
The fact is, lots of people live their lives with MS without making a full-time job of it. MS for Dummies gives you easy to access, easy to understand information about what happens with MS—what kinds of symptoms it can cause, how it can affect your life at home and at work, what you can do to feel and function up to snuff, and how you can protect yourself and your family against the long-term unpredictability of the disease. You'll learn: <ul>
<li>Why some people get MS and others don’t</li> <li>How to make treatment and lifestyle choices that work for you</li> <li>What qualities to look for in a neurologist and in the rest of your healthcare team</li> <li>How to manage fatigue, walking problems, and visual changes</li> <li>Why the road to diagnosis can be full of twists and turns</li> <li>How to understand the pros and cons of alternative medicine</li> <li>Why and how to talk to your kids about MS</li> <li>How to find stress management strategies that work for you</li> <li>Your rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act</li> </ul>
Complete with listings of valuable resources such as other books, Web sites, and community agencies and organizations that you can tap for information or assistance, MS for Dummies will tell you everything you need to know in order to make educated choices and comfortable decisions about life with MS.

Multiple Sclerosis for Dummies

Kalb, Rosalind, Ph.D.

Holland, Nancy J.

For Dummies

Being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) doesnâ€™t have to mean your life is over. Everyoneâ€™s MS is different and no one can predict exactly what yours will be like.
The fact is, lots of people live their lives with MS without making a full-time job of it.
MS for Dummies gives you easy to access, easy to understand information about what happens with MSâ€”what kinds of symptoms it can cause, how it can affect your life at home and at work, what you can do to feel and function up to snuff, and how you can protect yourself and your family against the long-term unpredictability of the disease. You'll learn:
<ul>
<li>Why some people get MS and others donâ€™t</li>
<li>How to make treatment and lifestyle choices that work for you</li>
<li>What qualities to look for in a neurologist and in the rest of your healthcare team</li>
<li>How to manage fatigue, walking problems, and visual changes</li>
<li>Why the road to diagnosis can be full of twists and turns</li>
<li>How to understand the pros and cons of alternative medicine</li>
<li>Why and how to talk to your kids about MS</li>
<li>How to find stress management strategies that work for you</li>
<li>Your rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act</li>
</ul>
Complete with listings of valuable resources such as other books, Web sites, and community agencies and organizations that you can tap for information or assistance, MS for Dummies will tell you everything you need to know in order to make educated choices and comfortable decisions about life with MS.

Multiple Sclerosis for Dummies (Thorndike Large Print Health, Home and Learning)

Thorndike Pr

Neurology Specialty Board Review: 600 Multiple Choice Questions With Referenced Explanatory Answers (Medical Examination Review)

Scheinberg, Labe C.

Aisen, Mindy

Reference

APPLETON LANGE

Covering all areas of neurology, this review book is an excellent study aid for the certification examination of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. It features 800 questions with detailed explanations - all referenced to major texts. The fourth edition contains new questions on state-of-the-art technology including SPECT, molecular genetics, and MRI. A section on psychiatry, which represents 25% of the exam is new to this edition.

MEPC: Neurology: Specialty Board Review

Medical Books

Kanof, Philip D.

Aisen, Mindy L.

Elkin, Rene

Medicine

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