Neuromuscular Disease : Case Studies from Queen Square / edited by Hadi Manji, Chris Turner, Matthew R. B. Evans.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Manji, Hadi., Editor.

Turner, Chris., Editor.

Evans, Matthew R. B., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neurology.

Local Subjects:

Neurology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXVI, 239 p. 47 illus., 9 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

Summary:

This book provides an accessible guide to neuromuscular disorders using case scenarios from the world-renowned MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases at the National Hospital, Queen Square, London, UK. Fifty genetic and acquired disorders are presented in a practical, easy-to-read format, including those that are common and also some which are rare. Each case covers the history, examination and investigations, including neurophysiology, neuroradiology and neuropathology if appropriate. Discussions of each case include the differential diagnosis, useful clinical pointers and a brief summary of the management of the condition. Neuromuscular Disease: Case Studies from Queen Square is aimed at neurology trainees and consultant general neurologists.

Contents:

Section 1: Peripheral nerve, neuromuscular junction and motor neuron disorders

A woman who could not wear high heels

Rare as rocking horse droppings…- A lady with ataxia – an example of Hickam’s Dictum

A lady with tremor not due to Parkinson’s disease

A makeup artist with Crohn’s disease

Not a laughing matter

Leg swelling and painful feet in a business man

A man with back pain and weight loss

A man with progressive weakness and muscle twitching

A woman with burning hands

Another case of unsteadiness

A young man with blurred vision and foot drop

Progressive motor weakness in a Somalian man

A man with a pacemaker develops difficulty walking

Cramps, weakness and fasciculations

A lady with weakness since childhood

A man with an insidious, painful mononeuropathy

A lady with head drop

The dangers of home preserved vegetables

A man with a dry mouth and weakness

A man with difficulty chewing gum and an ominous family history

A patient with an acute syndrome, recovers and represents years later

A man with recurrent chest infections

A medical student with episodes of weakness and sensory disturbance

Weakness in an Indian man

A man with episodes of shoulder pain and a weak arm

A man with painful feet and hand ulcers

A psychologist with wrist drop

Section 2: Muscle disorders

Longstanding drooping eyelids

Drooping eyelids PLUS

Neither one nor the other

When is myotonia not caused by myotonic dystrophy?

Myotonia and paralysis-two syndromes, one diagnosis

Typical phenotype, MRI and histology

Atypical phenotype, MRI and histology

A multisystem muscle disorder needs monitoring

The less aggressive and less common cousin

A common cause of progressive proximal weakness..

... and the other common cause

A treatable systemic muscle disease

A blood vessel disease causing weakness

Antibody-mediated muscle disease?

When the wind comes back

When the wind does not come back

Paralysis is only a part of the problem

“Back to the basics”-never forget to look at the back

Is it time to take the heat out of the problem?

Praying for an answer can be helpful

Neuromuscular junction dysfunction is not always myasthenic

Carrying shopping can be difficult, especially for men.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

ISBN:

1-4471-2389-1