Table of Contents: Multiple sclerosis :

Corporate Author:	Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Strategies for the Future.
Other Authors:	Joy, Janet E., Johnston, Richard B.,
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2001.
Subjects:	Multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis > therapy. Multiple Sclerosis > physiopathology. Research. Neurology. HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Alzheimer's & Dementia. MEDICAL > Neurology.
Online Access:	http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=87064

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Clinical and biological features
Characteristics and management of major symptoms
Disease management and measurement
Strategies for future research on disease mechanisms
Future strategies for MS therapies
Building and supporting the research enterprise
Recommendations
Committee and staff biographies
List of expert consultants
Workshop agendas
Kurtzke's expanded disability status scale (EDSS)
Drugs used in the treatment of MS
U.S. Social Security Administration's criteria for qualifying as disabled from MS
Treatments that have been claimed to be of benefit in MS.