The Official Patient's Sourcebook On Locked-in Syndrome: Directory For The Internet Age

Overview......Page 9
Scope......Page 11
Moving Forward......Page 12
PART I: THE ESSENTIALS......Page 15
Overview......Page 17
What Is Locked-In Syndrome?......Page 18
Selected References......Page 19
More Guideline Sources......Page 20
Vocabulary Builder......Page 22
Finding Associations......Page 23
Finding Doctors......Page 25
Finding a Neurologist......Page 26
Working with Your Doctor......Page 27
Vocabulary Builder......Page 29
PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL......Page 31
The Combined Health Information Database......Page 33
Federally Funded Research on Locked-In Syndrome......Page 34
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed......Page 35
Vocabulary Builder......Page 54
NIH Guidelines......Page 55
NIH Databases......Page 56
Other Commercial Databases......Page 60
PART III. APPENDICES......Page 61
What Is CAM?......Page 63
What Are the Domains of Alternative Medicine?......Page 64
Can Alternatives Affect My Treatment?......Page 67
Additional Web Resources......Page 72
General References......Page 73
Vocabulary Builder......Page 74
Food and Nutrition: General Principles......Page 75
Finding Studies on Locked-In Syndrome......Page 80
Federal Resources on Nutrition......Page 81
Vocabulary Builder......Page 82
Preparation......Page 85
Medical Libraries in the U.S. and Canada......Page 86
Your Rights as a Patient......Page 93
Patient Responsibilities......Page 97
Choosing an Insurance Plan......Page 98
Medicare and Medicaid......Page 100
NORD\'s Medication Assistance Programs......Page 103
Additional Resources......Page 104
ONLINE GLOSSARIES......Page 105
Online Dictionary Directories......Page 106
LOCKED-IN SYNDROME GLOSSARY......Page 107
General Dictionaries and Glossaries......Page 109
INDEX......Page 111