The official patient's sourcebook on progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

@Team LiB......Page 0
Copyright Notice......Page 3
Acknowledgements......Page 4
About the Editors......Page 5
About ICON Health Publications......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 7
Overview......Page 9
Scope......Page 11
Moving Forward......Page 12
PART I: THE ESSENTIALS......Page 15
Overview......Page 17
What Is Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy?......Page 18
Selected References......Page 19
More Guideline Sources......Page 20
Vocabulary Builder......Page 23
Associations and Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy......Page 25
Finding Doctors......Page 27
Finding a Neurologist......Page 28
Selecting Your Doctor......Page 29
Working with Your Doctor......Page 30
Broader Health-Related Resources......Page 31
Overview......Page 33
Recent Trials on Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy......Page 36
Benefits and Risks......Page 39
General References......Page 43
Vocabulary Builder......Page 44
PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND
ADVANCED MATERIAL......Page 47
The Combined Health Information Database......Page 49
Federally Funded Research on Progressive Multifocal
Leukoencephalopathy......Page 50
E-Journals: PubMed Central......Page 56
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed......Page 57
Vocabulary Builder......Page 78
NIH Guidelines......Page 83
NIH Databases......Page 84
Specialized References......Page 88
Vocabulary Builder......Page 90
PART III. APPENDICES......Page 91
Preparation......Page 93
Medical Libraries Open to the Public......Page 94
Your Rights as a Patient......Page 101
Patient Responsibilities......Page 105
Choosing an Insurance Plan......Page 106
Medicare and Medicaid......Page 108
NORD’s Medication Assistance Programs......Page 111
Additional Resources......Page 112
ONLINE GLOSSARIES......Page 113
Online Dictionary Directories......Page 115
PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL
LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY GLOSSARY......Page 117
General Dictionaries and Glossaries......Page 124
INDEX......Page 127