tailieunhanh - MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CURRENT STATUS AND STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is not a new disease. Its effects on the brain were described in the 1830s, and it was identified as a distinct clinical entity in the 1860s. In fact, writings from the Middle Ages appear to describe individuals with this condition. MS is the most common neurological disorder of young adults; there are approximately 350,000 people with MS in the United States and an estimated 2 million patients worldwide. Research on the disorder has been energetic over recent decades. In 1996, the . National Institutes of Health (NIH) spent almost $83 million on MS research. This sum exceeded the NIH expenditure that year on asthma,. | MULTIPLE CURRENT SCLEROSIS STATUS AND STRATEGIES FOR THE A FUTURE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CURRENT STATUS AND STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE Janet E. Joy and Richard B. Johnston Jr. Editors Committee on Multiple Sclerosis Current Status and Strategies for the Future Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS Washington . NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS 2101 Constitution Avenue . Washington DC 20418 NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competencies and with regard for appropriate balance. Support for this project was provided by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The views presented in this report are those of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Multiple Sclerosis Current Status and Strategies for the Future and are not necessarily those of the funding agencies. Additional copies of this report are available for sale from the National Academy Press 2101 Constitution Avenue . Box 285 Washington . 20055. Call 800 624-6242 or 202 3343313 in the Washington metropolitan area or visit the NAP s home page at . The full text of this report is available at . For more information about the Institute of Medicine visit the IOM home page at . Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Multiple sclerosis current status and strategies for the future Janet E. Joy and Richard B. Johnston Jr. editors. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-309-07285-9 hardcover 1. Multiple sclerosis. DNLM 1. Multiple Sclerosis therapy. 2. Multiple Sclerosis physiopathology. 3. Research. WL 360 M956378 2001 I. Joy Janet E. Janet Elizabeth 1953- II. Johnston .