Neuromuscular Disorders in Clinical Practice

1. Front Matter

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2. Approach to Neuromuscular Diseases: Principles and Basics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Clinical Assessment in Neuromuscular Disorders

      • Bashar Katirji

      Pages 3-20

   3. Nerve and Muscle: Basic Concepts

      • Francisco H. Andrade

      Pages 21-36

3. Approach to Neuromuscular Diseases: Neuromuscular Investigations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37

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   2. Serum Muscle Enzymes in Neuromuscular Disease

      • Rahila Ansari, Bashar Katirji

      Pages 39-50

   3. Autoantibody Testing in Peripheral Neuropathy

      • Alan Pestronk

      Pages 51-67

   4. Autoantibody Testing of Autoimmune Neuromuscular Junction, Hyperexcitability, and Muscle Disorders

      • Elham Bayat, Henry J. Kaminski

      Pages 69-77

   5. Forearm Exercise Testing

      • Eugene Dulaney, Bashar Katirji

      Pages 79-88

   6. Clinical Electromyography (Nerve Conduction Studies and Needle Electromyography)

      • Barbara E. Shapiro, Bashar Katirji, David C. Preston

      Pages 89-152

   7. Single-Fiber EMG

      • James M. Gilchrist, Dinesh G. Nair

      Pages 153-163

   8. Quantitative EMG Analysis

      • Sanjeev D. Nandedkar, Paul E. Barkhaus

      Pages 165-199

   9. Testing of Autonomic Function

      • Kamal R. Chémali, Thomas C. Chelimsky

      Pages 201-221

   10. Quantitative Sensory Testing

       • Pariwat Thaisetthawatkul

       Pages 223-233

   11. Nerve and Muscle Biopsies

       • J. Douglas Miles, Mark L. Cohen

       Pages 235-260

   12. Skin Biopsy

       • Lan Zhou

       Pages 261-270

   13. Molecular Diagnosis and Genetic Testing

       • Eric P. Hoffman, Lauren P. Hache, Rose B. McGee

       Pages 271-284

4. Approach to Neuromuscular Diseases: Assessment and Treatment of Neurological Disorders

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 285-285

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   2. Outcome Measures and Clinical Assessment Instruments in Neuromuscular Disease

      • Jeffrey Rosenfeld, Carlayne E. Jackson

      Pages 287-326

   3. Physical Management of Patients with Neuromuscular Diseases

      • John R. Bach, Priya Bolikal

      Pages 327-340

Comprehensive, thoroughly updated, and expanded, Neuromuscular Disorders in Clinical Practice, Second Edition encompasses all disorders of the peripheral nervous system, covering all aspects of neuromuscular diseases from diagnosis to treatment.  Mirroring the first book, this two-volume edition is divided into two parts.  Part one discusses the approach to neuromuscular disorders, covering principles and basics, neuromuscular investigations, and assessment and treatment of neurological disorders.  Part two then addresses the complete range of specific neuromuscular diseases: neuronopathies, peripheral neuropathies, neuromuscular junction disorders, muscle ion channel disorders, myopathies, and miscellaneous neuromuscular disorders and syndromes.  Neuromuscular Disorders in Clinical Practice, Second Edition is intended to serve as a comprehensive text for both novice and experienced practitioners.  General neurologists as well as specialists in neuromuscular medicine and trainees in neuromuscular medicine, clinical neurophysiology and electromyography should find this book inclusive, comprehensive, practical and highly clinically focused.  Additionally, specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation, rheumatology, neurosurgery, and orthopedics will find the book of great value in their practice.

“This is a 1500 page atlas and textbook concerning sensory, motor, and sensorimotor diseases & disorders. … There are plentiful color illustrations, clinical photographs, tables, lists, differential diagnoses, & line drawings. I recommend this to pain and muscle physiologists, neurologists, and other personnel in the sensory-motor fields. This is meant as an advanced reference. The book covers all the areas in neuromuscular diseases.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, June, 2016)

“A very comprehensive and updated textbook reviews in extenso all disorders of the peripheral nervous system. Written by internationally known experts in neurology, the book also contains chapters by geneticists, basic researchers, the majority from the US. … Highly recommended not only to neurologists.” (Zvi Laron, Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 12 (1), September, 2014)

• School of Medicine Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA

  Bashar Katirji

• Department of Neurology, George Washington University, Washington, USA

  Henry J. Kaminski

• University School of Medicine Department of Neurology, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, USA

  Robert L. Ruff

Bashar Katirji, MD, FACP
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Cleveland, OH, USA

Henry J. Kaminski, MD
George Washington University, Department of Neurology, Washington, DC, USA

Robert L. Ruff, MD, PhD
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Cleveland, OH, USA