The A Revised And Updated Directory For The Internet Age

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to myasthenia gravis, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on myasthenia gravis. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Myasthenia Gravis: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Myasthenia Gravis; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Myasthenia Gravis; Chapter 5. Patents on Myasthenia Gravis; Chapter 6. Books on Myasthenia Gravis; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Myasthenia Gravis; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Myasthenia Gravis; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 10. Dissertations on Myasthenia Gravis; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; Appendix F. NIH Consensus Statement on the Utility of Therapeutic Plasmapheresis for Neurological Disorders; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; MYASTHENIA GRAVISGLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Erb-Goldflam syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis Pseudoparalytica.