This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to miller fisher syndrome (also ), 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 miller fisher syndrome. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms.
Author(s): Icon Health Publications
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 116
Overview......Page 9
Scope......Page 11
Moving Forward......Page 12
PART I: THE ESSENTIALS......Page 15
Overview......Page 17
What Is Miller Fisher Syndrome?......Page 18
More Guideline Sources......Page 19
Vocabulary Builder......Page 22
Associations and Miller Fisher Syndrome......Page 25
Finding More Associations......Page 27
Finding Doctors......Page 28
Finding a Neurologist......Page 29
Selecting Your Doctor......Page 30
Working with Your Doctor......Page 31
Vocabulary Builder......Page 32
PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL......Page 35
Federally-Funded Research on Miller Fisher Syndrome......Page 37
E-Journals: PubMed Central......Page 38
Vocabulary Builder......Page 39
PART III. APPENDICES......Page 43
Overview......Page 45
Your Medications: The Basics......Page 46
Commercial Databases......Page 48
Contraindications and Interactions (Hidden Dangers)......Page 49
A Final Warning......Page 50
General References......Page 51
Overview......Page 53
Food and Nutrition: General Principles......Page 54
Finding Studies on Miller Fisher Syndrome......Page 58
Federal Resources on Nutrition......Page 59
Vocabulary Builder......Page 60
Preparation......Page 61
Medical Libraries Open to the Public......Page 62
Your Rights as a Patient......Page 69
Patient Responsibilities......Page 73
Choosing an Insurance Plan......Page 74
Medicare and Medicaid......Page 76
NORD's Medication Assistance Programs......Page 79
Additional Resources......Page 80
Vocabulary Builder......Page 81
ONLINE GLOSSARIES......Page 83
Online Dictionary Directories......Page 84
MILLER FISHER SYNDROME GLOSSARY......Page 85
General Dictionaries and Glossaries......Page 90
INDEX......Page 92
