Clinical evaluation and diagnostic tests for neuromuscular disorders / [edited by] Tulio E. Bertorini ; with 32 contributing authors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bertorini, Tulio E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neuromuscular diseases--Diagnosis.

Neuromuscular diseases.

Neuromuscular Diseases--diagnosis.

Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological.

Electromyography.

Medical Subjects:

Neuromuscular Diseases--diagnosis.

Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological.

Electromyography.

Physical Description:

xv, 878 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Neuromuscular disorders

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, [2002]

Summary:

This book provides expert advice from leading authorities on how and when to use the numerous evaluation tests now available for diagnosis and management of neuromuscular disorders. Its practical approach will appeal to practicing neurologists as well as neurology residents and fellows. All methods of testing and assessment are covered and an invaluable section on protocol summarizes the material. A practical source of information on how and when to select a test written by experts in the field Includes all methods of neuromuscular disorder tests and assessments Assists the practitioners in narrowing down the number of tests necessary to diagnose a condition

Contents:

1. Overview and Classification of Neuromuscular Disorders / Tulio E. Bertorini 1

2. Clinical Evaluation and Clinical Laboratory Tests / Tulio E. Bertorini 15

3. Autoantibody Testing / Pushpa Narayanaswami 99

4. Computerized Sensory Evaluation / Renato J. Verdugo, Alberto L. Dubrovsky 131

5. Nerve Conduction Velocity Tests: Their Clinical Applications / Shin J. Oh 141

6. Proximal Conduction Techniques: Somatosensory Evoked Potentials, Magnetic Stimulation, and Root Stimulation / Daniel L. Menkes 209

7. Other Useful Electrodiagnostic Techniques: Blink Reflex, Masseter Reflex, and Silent Periods / Carlos A. Luciano 239

8. Autonomic Function Testing / Annabel K. Wang, Horacio Kaufmann 257

9. Repetitive Stimulation Tests / Emma Ciafaloni, Janice M. Massey 281

10. Role of In Vitro Intracellular Microelectrode Studies in the Diagnosis of Neuromuscular Disorders / Ricardo A. Maselli 295

11. Routine Needle Electromyography / Jun Kimura 331

12. Quantitative Analysis: Objective and Interactive Assessment in Electromyography / Sanjeev D. Nandedkar, Paul E. Barkhaus 365

13. Single-Fiber and Macro Electromyography / Joze V. Trontelj, Erik Stalberg 417

14. Motor Unit Number Estimates / Catherine Lomen-Hoerth 449

15. Quantitative Assessment of Muscle Strength and Mechanical Performance: Dynamometry, Ergometry, and Muscle Contraction Analysis Techniques / Judy W. Griffin, Mary L. O'Toole 465

16. Phosphorus Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in the Clinical Investigation of Muscle Disorders / Raffaele Lodi, Tanja Taivassalo 503

17. Biochemical Evaluation of Metabolic Myopathies / Salvatore DiMauro, Sara Shanske, Ali Naini, Sindu Krishna 535

18. Imaging Techniques / Hollis Halford, Alan Graves 565

19. Histology and Histochemistry of Muscle and Nerve / Tulio E. Bertorini, Linda H. Horner 595

20. Basic Medical Genetics and Molecular Diagnostics / J. Rafael Gorospe, Eric P. Hoffman 693

1. Diagnostic Pathways of Generalized Neuromuscular Disorders and Diagnostic Workup of Segmental or Focal Disorders / Tulio E. Bertorini, Pushpa Narayanaswami, Kandasami Senthilkumar 739

2. Important Neuromuscular Disorder Diagnostic Criteria / Tulio E. Bertorini, Pushpa Narayanaswami, Kandasami Senthilkumar 763

3. Protocols of Evaluation and Neuromuscular Disorder Rating Scales / Tulio E. Bertorini, Pushpa Narayanaswami, Kandasami Senthilkumar 799

4. Important Neuromuscular Web Sites / Tulio E. Bertorini, Pushpa Narayanaswami, Kandasami Senthilkumar 827.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0750672900

OCLC:

48917935