TY - JOUR
T1 - Living well with multiple sclerosis
AU - Brodkey, Marion Brandis
AU - Ben-Zacharia, Aliza Bitton
AU - Reardon, Jennifer Decker
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - Overview: Improvements in magnetic resonance imaging and the advent of disease-modifying therapies in the past 15 years have changed the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disorder affecting the central nervous system. Accordingly, the nursing role has become more complex, involving advocacy, education, research, counseling, and medication administration. This article reviews the pathophysiology of the disorder, the available therapies to treat it, and the challenges patients face when making treatment decisions at various stages in the course of the disease.
AB - Overview: Improvements in magnetic resonance imaging and the advent of disease-modifying therapies in the past 15 years have changed the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disorder affecting the central nervous system. Accordingly, the nursing role has become more complex, involving advocacy, education, research, counseling, and medication administration. This article reviews the pathophysiology of the disorder, the available therapies to treat it, and the challenges patients face when making treatment decisions at various stages in the course of the disease.
KW - autoimmune diseases
KW - multiple sclerosis
KW - nervous system diseases
KW - neurodegenerative diseases
KW - neurologic diseases
KW - relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79959950754&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000399314.36526.f4
DO - 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000399314.36526.f4
M3 - Article
C2 - 21709481
AN - SCOPUS:79959950754
SN - 0002-936X
VL - 111
SP - 40
EP - 48
JO - American Journal of Nursing
JF - American Journal of Nursing
IS - 7
ER -