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Informationen zum Autor Rabi N. Tawil, MD, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA. Shannon Venance, MD, PhD, FRCPCP, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Klappentext A practical framework for patients with problems that localize to the neuromuscular systemOur understanding of neuromuscular disease has advanced greatly in recent years. This has brought increased treatment options but also increased complexity. Diagnosis remains predominantly a clinical exercise. Early and accurate diagnosis coupled with modern medical management can increase the life quality and life expectancy of patients with neuromuscular disease.Neuromuscular Disorders presents a practical framework for managing patients with neuromuscular dysfunction. It covers the spectrum of disease from the common to the rare with handy tips and tricks to improve clinical practice. Beginning with a guide to clinical diagnosis it includes:* Myopathies* Disorders of the neuromuscular junction* Disorders of peripheral nerve* Disorders of motor neuronsClinical in approach, practical in execution, Neuromuscular Disorders will help you diagnose and manage your patients more effectively. Zusammenfassung * Practical clinical guidance on the care of patients with neuromuscular disorders * Part of the Neurology in Practice series * Contains ?Tips and Tricks? boxes with hints on improving outcomes via practical techniques and ?Caution? warning boxes with hints on avoiding problems . Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributor List viii Acknowledgment x Series Foreword xi Preface xii 1 Neuromuscular Diseases: Approach to Clinical Diagnosis 1 Shannon Venance and Rabi Tawil part i myopathies 2 Approach to Diseases of Muscle 9 Matthew P. Wicklund 3 Inflammatory Myopathies 15 Steven A. Greenberg 4 Toxic Myopathies 22 Steven K. Baker 5 Metabolic Myopathies 30 Ingrid Tein 6 Mitochondrial Myopathies 42 Michio Hirano, Valentina Emmanuele, and Catarina M. Quinzii 7 Dystrophinopathies 51 Shannon L. Venance 8 Limb-Girdle Dystrophies 57 Michela Guglieri and Kate Bushby 9 Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy 74 Constantine Farmakidis and Rabi Tawil 10 Myotonic Dystrophies 80 Nicholas Johnson and Chad R. Heatwole 11 Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy 87 Annie Dionne and Jean-Pierre Bouchard 12 Distal Myopathies 91 Bjarne Udd 13 Muscle Channelopathies 96 James Burge and Michael G. Hanna 14 Congenital Myopathies 103 Nigel Clarke and Kathryn North part ii disorders of the neuromuscular junction 15 Approach to Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction 113 Donald B. Sanders 16 Myasthenia Gravis 118 Michael K. Hehir and Emma Ciafaloni 17 Botulism 126 Nikhil Balakrishnan and Matthew N. Meriggioli 18 Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome 134 Michael W. Nicolle 19 Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes 142 Andrew G. Engel part iii disorders of peripheral nerve 20 Approach to Diagnosis of Peripheral Nerve Disease 153 James C. Cleland and Eric L. Logigian 21 Hereditary Motor Sensory Neuropathies (Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease) 162 Araya Puwanant and David N. Herrmann 22 Diabetic Neuropathies 170 Douglas W. Zochodne 23 Toxic and Metabolic Neuropathies 177 Kurt Kimpinski 24 Acute Infl ammatory Demyelinating Neuropathies and Variants 183 Mazen M. Dimachkie and Richard J. Barohn 25 Chronic Immune-mediated Demyelinating Polyneuropathies 190 Agnes Jani-Acsadi and Richard A. Lewis ...
