Neurological Disorders and Imaging Physics, Volume 2
Engineering and clinical perspectives of multiple sclerosis
Contributions by Dr Marika Berchicci, Dr Giuliana Lucci, Dr Sabrina Pitzalis, Dr Valentina Sulpizio, Dr Maria Grazia Grasso, Professor Maurizio Ripani, Dr Stefano Paolucci, Dr Marco Iosa, Professor Gaspare Galati, Professor Francesco Di Russo, Dr Ian Cock, Dr Matthew Cheesman, Dr Hua CAO, Professor Laurent PEYRODIE, Mr Olivier AGNANI, Dr Andrew Soundy, Ms Khadije Janalipour, Dr Michael Shaw, Dr Giuseppina Pilloni, Dr Leigh Charvet, Dr Necat Yilmaz, Dr Esin Eren, Dr Shashank Ghai, Dr Ishan Ghai, Dr Ornella Argento, Dr Ugo Nocentini, Dr Riccardo Manca, Professor Basil Sharrack, Professor Annalena Venneri, Professor Hilal Keklicek, Professor Sezer Ulukaya, Dr Víctor Martínez-Cagigal, Dr Eduardo Santamaría-Vázquez, Dr. Javier Gomez-Pilar, Professor Dr Roberto Hornero Edited by Ayman El-Baz, Jasjit Suri
Publication date:
15 November 2019Publisher
Institute Of Physics PublishingISBN-13: 9780750317634
More than two million people worldwide were affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2015, with rates varying widely among different populations. This book explores the basics of MS, which is the most common immune-mediated disorder affecting the central nervous system.
Multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. This damage disrupts the ability of parts of the nervous system to communicate, resulting in a range of signs and symptoms, including physical, mental, and sometimes psychiatric problems. Written by experts in the field, this second volume includes illustrative figures and valuable references, and will be useful for researchers, students and practitioners in the industry.