Neuromuscular disorders / edited by Rabi N. Tawil, Shannon Venance.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tawil, Rabi N.

Venance, Shannon Lee, 1959-

Series:

Neurology in practice.

Neurology in practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neuromuscular diseases.

Musculoskeletal system--Diseases.

Musculoskeletal system.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A new addition to the Neurology in Practice series, Neuromuscular Disorders provides a clinical guide to the challenging diagnosis and management of neuromuscular disorders. As a part of the series, various feature boxes are highlighted throughout. ""Tips and Tricks"" give suggestions on how to improve outcomes through practical technique or patient questioning. In addition, ""Caution"" warning boxes supply helpful advice on how to avoid problems and 'Science Revisited' boxes offer quick reminders of the basic science principles necessary for understanding the presented concepts.

Contents:

Neuromuscular Disorders; Contents; Contributor List; Acknowledgment; Series Preface; Preface; 1: Neuromuscular Diseases: Approach to Clinical Diagnosis; Part I: Myopathies; 2: Approach to Diseases of Muscle; 3: Inflammatory Myopathies; 4: Toxic Myopathies; 5: Metabolic Myopathies; 6: Mitochondrial Myopathies; 7: Dystrophinopathies; 8: Limb-Girdle Dystrophies; 9: Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy; 10: Myotonic Dystrophies; 11: Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy; 12: Distal Myopathies; 13: Muscle Channelopathies; 14: Congenital Myopathies; Part II: Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction

15: Approach to Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction16: Myasthenia Gravis; 17: Botulism; 18: Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome; 19: Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes; Part III: Disorders of Peripheral Nerve; 20: Approach to Diagnosis of Peripheral Nerve Disease; 21: Hereditary Motor Sensory Neuropathies (Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease); 22: Diabetic Neuropathies; 23: Toxic and Metabolic Neuropathies; 24: Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Neuropathies and Variants; 25: Chronic Immune-mediated Demyelinating Polyneuropathies; 26: Vasculitic Neuropathies; 27: Paraneoplastic Neuropathies

28: Brachial and Lumbosacral PlexopathiesPart IV: Disorders of Motor Neurons; 29: Approach to Diseases of the Motor Neurons; 30: Spinal Muscular Atrophy; 31: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; 32: Neuromuscular Disorders in the Intensive Care Unit; Index; colour plate

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613274106

9781119973317

1119973317

9781283274104

1283274108

9781119973331

1119973333

9781119973300

1119973309

OCLC:

760105222