Multiple sclerosis : the history of a disease / T. Jock Murray.

Author/creator Murray, T. J.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Demos Medical Pub., ©2005.
Descriptionxi, 580 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Terminology and disease description -- The framing of multiple sclerosis -- The palsy without a name: suffering with paraplegia, 1395-1868 -- The steps toward a discovery : the early medical reports -- The building blocks of a discovery -- The contribution of J.M. Charcot, 1868 -- The medical reports after Charcot -- Clarifying the pathology : James Dawson -- The journal of a disappointed man -- Experimentation, meetings, reviews,and symposia, 1920-1960 -- Searching for a cause of MS -- Classifying and measuring MS -- The nature of the MS plaque -- Investigations -- Searching for therapy -- Multiple sclerosis and the public: societies, narratives and the media.
Local noteLaupus-Retained for historical purposes.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004022222
ISBN1888799803 :

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Laupus Books - Stacks WL 11.1 M984H 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold