Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis : What You Need To Know.
Title:
Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis : What You Need To Know.
Author:
Holland, Nancy J.
ISBN:
9781936832101
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
1 online resource (141 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society -- Foreword from the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- PART I: FACTS ABOUT PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS -- 1 What Is Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis and How Is It Diagnosed? -- 2 How Is Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Managed? -- 3 Research and Clinical Trials -- PART II: MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING HEALTH AND FUNCTION -- 4 How Does Rehabilitation Maintain and Improve Function? -- 5 Symptom Management: Treatment Options -- 6 Technology and Adaptations That Can Make Life with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Easier to Manage -- 7 Wellness and Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: An Attainable Goal -- PART III: QUALITY OF LIFE: HAPPINESS IS A STATE OF MIND, NOT OF HEALTH -- 8 Emotional and Quality of Life Issues -- 9 Family and Social Issues -- 10 Carepartner Support and Resources -- 11 Economic Issues -- 12 How the Multiple Sclerosis Organizations Can Help -- PART IV: APPENDICES -- Appendix 1: Glossary -- Appendix 2: General Resources -- Index.
Abstract:
This book addresses address the wide variety of physical and emotional issues of people with the primary progressive forms of MS. This population experiences a steady decline in function without relapses, and disability tends to occur early in their disease course. It is associated with severe and unrelenting symptoms, and people with PPMS live without hope of a cure." Chapters deal with the nature of the disease and its characteristics, as well as its comprehensive multidisciplinary management. These include medical and nursing care, physical and occupational therapy, social support, caregiver and family issues, and mental health and quality of life. This book is jointly sponsored by the National MS Society and the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, which have made a major commitment to improving the lives of the approximately 12% of the MS population with the primary progressive forms of the disasease. This commitment reflects the realization that this has been an underserved population, and extensive resources are being.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Subject Term:
Genre:
Electronic Access:
Click to View