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" Living with progressive multiple sclerosis : "
Patricia K. Coyle, June Halper.
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BL
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1008805
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b763175
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Coyle, Patricia K.
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Living with progressive multiple sclerosis : : overcoming the challenges /\ Patricia K. Coyle, June Halper.
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2nd ed.
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New York, NY :: Demos Medical Pub.,, ©2008.
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1 online resource (viii, 162 pages) :: illustrations
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1932603476
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: 1935281259
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: 9781932603477
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: 9781935281252
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Revised edition of: Meeting the challenge of progressive multiple sclerosis / Patricia K. Coyle, June Halper. c2001.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-152) and index.
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What is progressive multiple sclerosis? -- Defining progressive multiple sclerosis -- Disease-modifying therapies for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis -- Managing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis -- Facing the challenge of worsening multiple sclerosis: tools for the transition -- Increasing disability: social and economic issues -- Coping with disease progression -- Gender-related and family issues -- Taking care: prevent complications and stay healthy.
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According to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 15% of MS patients are diagnosed with the progressive form of the disease and experience symptoms such as tremor, poor coordination, difficulty walking, and other problems from the start. While an additional 50%, of those diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS, will develop progressive MS within 10 years. Living with Multiple Sclerosis: Overcoming the Challenges, 2nd Edition is written for people who have been diagnosed with the progressive form of multiple sclerosis. It focuses on the newest advances in managing worsening symptoms and offer.
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Multiple sclerosis, Popular works.
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Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive, Popular Works.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Diseases-- Alzheimer's Dementia.
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MEDICAL-- Neurology.
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Multiple sclerosis.
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616.8/34
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RC377.C69 2008eb
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WL 360C881 2008
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Coyle, Patricia K.
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Halper, June.
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