MND at your Fingertips

Motor Neurone Disease, the at your Fingertips Guide by Dr Stuart Neilson and Dr Frank Clifford Rose. Class Publishing. ISBN 1-85959-047-0. Order this book from Amazon

Practical answers to hundreds of questions asked by people with MND and their families. This essential guide is packed full of information about Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and how to deal with it. The book provides up-to-date information on a range of topics from diagnosis and treatment to adapting to life with MND including mobility, feelings, relationships and much more. The authors address the physical and emotional upheaval for the person with MND and on the whole family, offering positive help and advice. MND - the "at your fingertips" guide includes:

• Medically accurate information on living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND)
• Advice on finding the right care and treatment throughout the progression of the disease
• Answers to over 150 questions asked by people with MND and their families
• Details of organizations, self-help groups, helplines and websites for information, advice and useful aids
• Practical information about employment, benefits, how to adapt the home and care services available
• Forewords by Lin Newman, who has MND and George Levy, Director of the MNDA

About the authors:

Dr Stuart Neilson BSc, PhD is Lecturer in the Department of Epidemiology, University College, Cork, Eire and former Director of Medical Information Systems at the Centre for the Study of Health, Sickness and Disablement, Brunel University, Middlesex.

Dr Frank Clifford Rose FRCP, is a Consultant Neurologist and the Director of the London Neurological Centre, Harley Street. He is a former Medical Patron of the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Class Publishing, Barb House, Barb Mews, London W6 7PA, UK, www.class.co.uk