Bookedited by Bashar Katirji, Henry J. Kaminski, Robert L. Ruff.
Contents:
Part I Approach to neuromuscular diseases: principles and basics
Clinical assessment in neuromuscular disorders
Nerve and muscle: basic concepts
Part II Approach to neuromuscular diseases: neuromuscular investigations
Serum muscle enzymes in neuromuscular disease
Autoantibody testing in peripheral neuropathy
Autoantibody testing in autoimmune neuromuscular junction, hyperexcitability, and muscle disorders
Forearm exercise testing
Clinical electromyography (neve conduction studies and needle electromyography)
Single-fiber EMG
Quantitative EMG analysis
Testing of autonomic function
Quantitative sensory testing
Nerve and muscle biopsies
Skin biopsy
Molecular diagnosis and genetic testing
Part III Approach to neuromuscular diseases: assessment and treatment of neurologica disorders
Outcome measures and clinical assessment instruments in neuromuscular disease
Physical management of patients with neuromuscular diseases
Immunotherapy in the treatment of autoimmune neuromuscular diseases
Critical and respiratory care in neuromuscular disorders
Part IV Neuromuscular disorders: neuronopathies (motor neuron and dorsal root ganglion disorders)
Poliomyelitis and post-poliomyelitis syndrome
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Spinal muscular atrophies
Atypical motor neuron disorders
Dorsal root ganglion disorders
Part V Neuromuscular disorders: Peripheral neuropatahies
Approach to peripheral nerve disorders
Approach to small fiber neuropathy
Charcot-Marie-Tooth diseases
Inherited metabolic neruopathies
Guillain-Barre Syndrome and related disorders
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy and related disorders
Diabetic neuropathies
Nutritional and alcoholic neuropathies
Metabolic and endocrine neuropathies
Environmental toxic neuropathies
Drug-induced toxic neuropathies
Vasculitic neuropathies and neuropathies of connective tissue disease
Nonvasculitic ischemic neuropathies
Infectious and granulomatous peripheral neuropathies
Peripheral nerve injury
Compressive and entrapment neuropathies of the upper extremity
Compressive and entrapment neuropathies of the lower extremity
Cranial nerve palsies
Peripheral nerve tumors
Cervical radiculopathy
Lumbosacral and thoracic radiculopathies
Brachial plexopathies
Lumbosacral plexopathies
Part VI Neuromuscular disorders: neuromuscular junction disorders
Myasthenia Gravis
Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
Botulism
Toxic neuromuscular transmission disorders
Part VII Neuromuscular disorders: muscle ion channel disorders
Disorders of skeletal muscle membrane excitability: myotonia congenita, paramyotonia congenita, periodic paralysis, and related syndromes
Malignant hyperthermia
Part VIII Neuromuscular disorders: myopathies
Approach to myopathies
Dystrophinopathies
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
The myotonic dystrophies
Oculpharyngeal muscular dystrophy
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
Congenital myopathies
Metabolic myopathies
Mitochondrial myopathies
Inflammatory myopathies
Paraspinous myopathies: the dropped head and bent spine syndromes
Endocrine myopathies
Toxic myopathies
Infectious and granulomatous myopathies
Part IX Neuromuscular disorders: miscellaneous neuromuscular disorders and syndromes
Myokymia and neuromyotonia
Muscle cramps and fasciculations
Stiff-man syndrome
Tetanus
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Paraneoplastic neuromuscular disorders
Acute neuromuscular weakness in the intensive care unit
Floppy infant
Rhabdomyolysis and myoglobinuria
Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, eosinophilic fascitiitis, and related fasciitis disorders
Neuropathis pain and other chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions.