The Biology of Multiple Sclerosis [Hardcover]

A clear and concise up-to-date overview of the scientific research literature related to the biology of multiple sclerosis.Multiple sclerosis is the most common debilitating neurological disease in people under the age of forty living in the developed world. Much has been written about the scientific and biological aspects of MS, and The Biology of Multiple Sclerosis provides a clear and concise up-to-date overview of this research literature.Multiple sclerosis is the most common debilitating neurological disease in people under the age of forty living in the developed world. Much has been written about the scientific and biological aspects of MS, and The Biology of Multiple Sclerosis provides a clear and concise up-to-date overview of this research literature.Multiple sclerosis is the most common debilitating neurological disease in people under the age of forty in the developed world. Many publications cover medical and clinical approaches to the disease; however, The Biology of Multiple Sclerosis provides a clear and concise up-to-date overview of the scientific literature on the various theories of MS pathogenesis. Covering the main elements of scientific research into multiple sclerosis, the book contains chapters on the neuropathology of the disease as well as an account of the most extensively used animal model experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. The book contains chapters regarding the role of viruses in the development of multiple sclerosis. Viruses have long been implicated and chapters on animal models based on virus infection, as well as their possible role in the etiology of MS, are included. Of interest to MS researchers, the book is written to also be of value to postgraduate and medical students.Preface; 1. Introduction: the biological basis Gregory Atkins; 2. Neuropathology of multiple sclerosis Sandra Amor and Paul van der Valk; 3. Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis Sandra Amor and David Baker; 4. Immunology of MS Jean Fletcher; 5. AnlS+