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100 Questions & Answers
About Multiple Sclerosis

William A. Sheremata, MD, FRCPC,
FACP
Professor of Neurology
University of Miami
School of Medicine
and
Bob Hope Parkinson Research Center

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Contents

Foreword by Montel Williams
ForewordIntroduction
Dedication

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Part 1. The Basics

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Questions 1–15 provide fundamental information about multiple sclerosis,
including:
• What is multiple sclerosis?
• What is a lesion?
• What is white matter?

Part 2. Symptoms

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Questions 16–22 describe common symptoms of multiple sclerosis, such as:
• What are the most common symptoms of MS?
• Why am I sofatigued?
• How long do symptoms of MS last?

Part 3. Diagnosis, Identification, and Prognosis

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Questions 23–37 describe diagnosis, identification, and prognosis of different forms
of MS, including:
• How is a diagnosis of MS made?
• What kinds of MS exist?
• Do all people with MS become disabled?

Part 4. Causes of Multiple Sclerosis
Questions 38–56 discuss factors that contributeto development of MS, such as:
• Do viruses cause MS?
• What is the role of the immune system in MS?
• Is MS hereditary?

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ABOUT

MULTIPLE

Part 5. Living with Multiple Sclerosis

SCLEROSIS

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Questions 57–67 discuss some of the changes MS causes in day-to-day life and how
to cope with them:
•...