Multiple Sclerosis Fact Book:

by Richard Lechtenberg

In terms understandable to the lay person, a doctor explains new developments in MS: the advantages and limitations of Betaseron (interferon beta-1b), the first drug recognized by the FDA for the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803600747
• ISBN13: 9780803600744
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Helpful for Transverse Myelitis patients

I have transverse myelitis, and am constantly searching for any published information on transverse myelitis. In my search, I included information on MS, since it is so closely related to TM. Most of the symptoms and treatments of symptoms are similar in MS and TM, and I found this book to be the most up-to-date, and a valuable reference guide to medications prescribed, how to understand why I am experiencing "sensations", and other questions that I have had. I carry this book wherever I go as a reference "manual". It is written in plain english, so it is easy to read and easy to understand.

For the newly diagnosed and those close to them

I found this book extremely helpful as I am being evaluated for MS. Part of the proceeds benefit the MS Society and the author clearly wants to present the disease as he knows it- not as some harmless diagnosis nor some mythical death sentence. Should my possible diagnosis become definitive, I plan to send this book to my family members as what I believe is an accurrate description of life with MS and what lies in store.

"Just the Facts, Mam", without Telling You How to Live-It

This book gives the newly diagnosed or the newly interested person the facts of MS. It does not attempt to make you feel good, but leaves you knowing the truth, which for many is what they want to know. It tells you the (1995) treatments (needs update in this regard as new effective treatments continue to become available), gives you accurate stats on the likelihood of progression and other facts you want to know- like genetic susceptibility; tells you the myths about treatments that an MS'r is likely to run into, like curing with diet, vitamins, minerals and other "treatments" long since proven as having no curative value. It also gives helpful symptom relief data. It's a no-nonsense but thoughtful explanation of the truth- Thomas P. Anderson, Ph.D., Psychologist w/MS 10 Yrs.