Brain 2005 128(6):1468-1470; doi:10.1093/brain/awh529
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CURING MS: How science is solving the mysteries of multiple sclerosis
By Howard L. Weiner
2004. New York: Crown Publishers.
Price $24.95
ISBN 0-609-60900-9
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On the way to Curing MS: an insider's view
Everyone needs help with interpretation
in an age when information is in the ascendant, and items that
claim the imprimatur of fact so often suffer the eventual fate
of reclassification as fiction. To be useful, the narrator must
synthesize and explain the details, and in language that is
sympathetic to the educational and cultural background of the
listener. Patients with multiple sclerosis are extremely well
informed. They often know a great deal about the mechanisms
of their disease and have views on current treatments. They
draw their knowledge not only from the lay press, but also commonly
by following scientific digests offered by self-help organizations,
and some even immerse themselves directly in the scientific
literature.
Indeed, there is no shortage of disease-related writing by professional medical authors. But would it not be interesting to hear from a real insider about how scientific insights into the disease originate, the uncertain pathway . . . [Full Text of this Article]
The many faces of multiple sclerosis
Struggling for new therapies
In search of the cause (or causes?) of multiple sclerosis
Reinhard Hohlfeld and
Hartmut Wekerle
Munich and Martinsried, Germany
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