Acquired Neuromuscular Disorders Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment
This book provides state of the art information on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of a range of inflammatory, autoimmune, and idiopathic neuromuscular disorders. The opening section discusses the differential diagnosis of acquired myopathies based on clinical, electrophysiological, muscl...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2016, 2016
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I Diagnosis of acquired myopathies
- Auto-Antibodies in Neuromuscular Disorders
- Electromyography
- Imaging of the Muscle
- Peripheral Nerve Ultrasound
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Peripheral Nerve
- Part II Clinical Entities
- The Spectrum of Inflammatory Myopathies: Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, Necrotizing Myositis and Inclusion Body Myositis
- Necrotising Myopathy
- Statin Myopathy
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Acquired Autoimmune Rippling Muscles with Myasthenia Gravis
- Endocrinological Myopathies
- Vitamin D deficiency in Muscle
- Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness
- Part III Neurogenic disorders
- Idiopathic Chronic Immune-Mediated Neuropathies: Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy and Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
- GBS Immune Neuropathies
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Epidemiology and Risk Factors
- Paraneoplastic Diseases of the Peripheral Nervous System
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Infectious Neuropathies.-Toxic Neuropathies