Advances in Neurology covers detailed discussions on new diagnostic methods and the role of neuroimaging in diagnosis.

Contents

1. The Natural History of Multiple Sclerosis
2. The Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis: The "Hard Facts"
3. The Pathology of Multiple Sclerosis: Evidence for Heterogeneity
4. Immunobiology of Oligodendrocytes in Multiple Sclerosis
5. The Myelin Basic Protein Gene: A Prototype for Combinatorial Mammalian Transcriptional Regulation
6. Animal Models for Multiple Sclerosis
7. Human Immune Studies in Multiple Sclerosis
8. Making the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
9. The Role of MRI in the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
10. Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis in the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
11. Multiple Sclerosis Mimics
12. The Use of Modern Magnetic Resonance Techniques to Monitor Disease Evolution in Multiple Sclerosis
13. The Role of MRS and fMRI in Multiple Sclerosis
14. The Use of MRI as an Outcome Measure in Clinical Trials
15. Symptom Management
16. Use of Interferon-Beta in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
17. The Use of Glatiramer Acetate in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
18. Mitoxantrone in Multiple Sclerosis
19. Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis: Distinction from Multiple Sclerosis and Treatment Issues
20. Neuromyelitis Optica
21. Other Demyelinating Disease

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