Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology (Electrical Engineering Handbook)

Cover......Page 1
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgment......Page 14
Contributors......Page 24
Contents......Page 16
1. Etiopathogenesis and Epidemiology: Clues to Etiology......Page 28
2. Genetics: Susceptibility and Expressivity......Page 68
3. Evidence for an Infectious Etiology of Multiple Sclerosis......Page 92
4. Multiple Sclerosis: An Autoimmune Disease of the Central Nervous System?......Page 122
5. Pathology: What May It Tell Us?......Page 140
6. Clinical Features......Page 180
7. MRI Techniques in Multiple Sclerosis......Page 206
8. Multiple Sclerosis Biomarkers......Page 250
9. Evoked Potentials......Page 270
10. Managing the Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis......Page 298
11. Rehabilitation: Its Role in Multiple Sclerosis......Page 308
12. Acute Treatments......Page 328
13. Treatment of the Clinically Isolated Syndromes......Page 344
14. The Use of Interferon Beta in the Treatment of MultipleSclerosis......Page 360
15. Glatiramer Acetate......Page 378
16. Mitoxantrone......Page 400
17. Monoclonal Antibodies, T-Cell Receptors, andT-Cell Vaccines......Page 412
18. Immune Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis......Page 436
19. Immunosuppression......Page 450
20. Combination Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis......Page 470
21. Regeneration Strategies for Multiple Sclerosis......Page 480
22. Axonal Injury in Multiple Sclerosis......Page 504
Index......Page 534