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A practical guide for primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and other non-neurologist clinicians, this edition contains overviews of neurologic symptoms, the neurologic examination, diagnostic tests, and neuroradiology, and then covers ...
This issue of Medical Clinics, Guest Edited by Dr. Tracey A. Milligan, is devoted to Neurology.
This book provides a review of the latest findings in this field, giving the neurologist and non-neurologist the information they need to determine the best treatment.
The purpose of this project is to determine whether current medical knowledge supports the SSA's stated policies regarding MS. The seven major research questions addressed during this review are as follows: Question 1a: What is the ...
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Neurology – as only Harrison’s can cover it Featuring a superb compilation of chapters related to neurology that appear in Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, Eighteenth Edition, this concise, full-color clinical companion ...
Practical health guide to multiple sclerosis for both patients and their familites, including advice on diagnosis, treatment options and symptoms.
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, ...
Autoimmune Neurology presents the latest information on autoimmune neurologic disease, the immune response to the body where organs run wild, causing the immune system to attack itself.
If you are newly diagnosed or have been living with MS for years, this book is an invaluable guide.