| Description |
ix, 204 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Multiple sclerosis: diagnosis and definitions -- 2. Multiple sclerosis and depression -- 3. Multiple sclerosis and bipolar affective disorder -- 4. Multiple sclerosis and pathological laughing and crying -- 5. Multiple sclerosis and psychosis -- 6. Cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis -- 7. The natural history of cognitive change in multiple sclerosis -- 8. Cognitive impairment in multile sclerosis: detection, management and significance -- 9. Neuroimaging correlates of cognitive dysfunction -- 10. Multiple sclerosis: a subcortical, white matter dementia? |
| Summary |
"This book provides a detailed survey of the emotional, behavioural and cognitive disorders prevalent among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), including depression, mania, psychosis, pathological laughing and crying, and dementia."--BOOK JACKET. "For each of the neuropsychiatric disorders associated with MS, clear clinical guidelines are given for diagnosis and treatment, there is a detailed review of the literature, and case vignettes are incorporated. This book will be of interest to psychiatrists, neurologists, psychologists, nurses, and other professionals involved in the management of patients with MS."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Psychological manifestations of general diseases.
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Multiple sclerosis -- Complications.
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Multiple sclerosis -- Patients -- Mental health.
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Multiple Sclerosis -- psychology.
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Multiple Sclerosis -- complications.
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Mental Disorders -- etiology.
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| LC no. |
98046888 |
| ISBN |
0521572746 |
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