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Reporting on the latest advances made in treating multiple sclerosis (MS) and
continuing the high standards set by earlier editions, the Handbook of Multiple
Sclerosis, Third Edition examines a wide range of topics from etiology to
treatment options.
Analyzes recent developments in the natural history, immunopathology, lesion
evolution, and therapy affecting MS treatment-including up-to-date research
results from experimental therapies with t-cell vaccines, oral myelin, and
monoclonal antibodies!
Summarizing previous breakthroughs and pointing the way toward future research,
the Handbook of Multiple Sclerosis, Third Edition
• provides a historical summary of the disease and examines the epidemiology and
genetics of MS, including new evidence for and against an infectious