Full Description
This book evaluates muscle and nerve biopsies. It creates a more analytical view of neuromuscular diseases in the light of clinical findings. Diseases that occur mostly in muscle or nerve tissue may show common clinical findings. Addressing these two issues together will make it easier to understand the diseases. Neuromuscular diseases, normal histology, embryology, and physiopathology of muscles and nerves are discussed with a main focus on differential diagnosis. The book also presents the most cost-effective and easiest-to-follow algorithms for the differential diagnosis of diseases.
Contents
Chapter 1. A Quick Glance At The Neuromuscular Disorders.- Chapter 2. Understanding Of Muscle And Nerve Tissue.- Chapter 3. The Procedure Of Nerve Biopsy.- Chapter 4. The Procedure Of Muscle Biopsy.- Chapter 5. Preparation Of Muscle And Nerve Biopsy.- Chapter 6. Normal Muscle And Nerve: How To Read A Muscle Or Nerve Biopsy?.- Chapter 7. Molecular Diagnostic Procedures And Genetics In Neuromuscular Disorders.- Chapter 8. Radiological Procedures Used In Differential Diagnosis Of Neuromuscular Disorders.- Chapter 9. Physical Examination, Electrophysological Procedures And Laboratory Tests Used In Differential Diagnosis Of Neuromuscular Disorders.- Chapter 10. Peripheral Neuropathies.- Chapter 11. Disorders Of The Neuromuscular Junction.- Chapter 12. Muscular Dystrophies.- Chapter 13. Congenital Myopathies.- Chapter 14. Metabolic And Mitochondrial Myopathies.- Chapter 15. Approach To The Differential Diagnosis Of Hypotonia In Infancy.- Chapter 16. Inflammatory Myopathies.- Chapter 17. Toxic And Drug- Induced Myopathies.- Chapter 18. Myopathies Associated With Systemic Disorders And Ageing.- Chapter 19. A Quick Glance At The Therapetic Approaches Of Neuromuscular Disorders.
