The Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders series provides clear, careful explanations that offer readers insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how people live with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention.; This title addresses the causes, symptoms, diagnoses, treatments, and controversies associated with such neurodegenerative diseases as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, Huntington's, and multiple sclerosis. Also included are personal narratives relating the; Each volume in this timely series provides essential information on a disease or disorder (including symptoms, causes, treatments and cures); presents the controversies surrounding causes, alternative treatments, and other issues; and offers first-person