Urologic Issues in the Multiple Sclerosis Patient Philip J. Aliotta Introduction Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease that results in damage to the myelin sheaths of the nerves…
Multiple Sclerosis in the Female Patient Tracy B. Grossman Kathy C. Matthews A 27-year-old woman presents to you for her yearly gynecologic examinations. She says she has been feeling more…
Public Health Considerations in Multiple Sclerosis Nida Naushad Catherine Stratton Yetsa A. Tuakli-Wosornu Introduction The fundamental goal of public health is to prevent disease; promote physical, mental, and social health;…
Pulmonary Complications in Multiple Sclerosis Priyank Trivedi Anthony J. Smith Joseph T. Cooke Introduction Pulmonary complications are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS)….
Rheumatology Molly Forlines Mary Ann Picone Anthony M. Iuso Michael A. Ciaramella Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are autoimmune diseases with…
Obesity and Multiple Sclerosis Katherine H. Saunders Mohini Aras Louis J. Aronne Introduction Obesity affects 39.8% of adults (93.3 million) and 18.5% of children and adolescents (13.7 million) in the…
Endocrine Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis Tiffany Yeh Michele Yeung Dorothy A. Fink Introduction Multiple sclerosis (MS) is largely thought to be an inflammatory autoimmune disease; however, there is significant cross…
Cutaneous Disorders Associated With Multiple Sclerosis Anna-Marie Hosking Joseph L. Jorizzo Introduction Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) suffer from a variety of characteristic cutaneous disorders. Patients with MS often experience…
Visual Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis Doria M. Gold Janet C. Rucker Steven Galetta Introduction Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common and familiar disease in a class of inflammatory demyelinating…
Multiple Sclerosis in Emergency Medicine Richard I. Lappin Introduction Multiple sclerosis is an immune-mediated inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system whose cause and pathogenesis are still unclear. Both…
