Multiple Sclerosis

by Neil Scolding and Alastair Wilkins

Multiple sclerosis is the most common neurological cause of debilitation in young people; it affects approximately 85,000 people in the UK, 400,000 people in the US and approximately 2.5 million people worldwide. The disease commonly manifests in the second or third decade of life, and in most cases it leads to progressive disability, which explains its enormous impact on the economy (estimated at around L1.4 billion annually). The disease is incurable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199603251
• ISBN13: 9780199603251
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 96 Pages