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Neuromuscular Case Studies
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Ideal for neurologists and other health care professionals who treat patients with neuromuscular diseases, Neuromuscular Case Studies, 2nd Edition, presents more than 100 cases of both common and rare neuromuscular disorders. Tulio E. Bertorini provides the latest tools and strategies for diagnosis and management that minimize disability and maximize quality of life for your patients, including up-to-date coverage of numerous recent advances in the field. Using a multidisciplinary approach, this practical text contains two parts: the first includes basic aspects of anatomy, physiology, diagnostic tests, and therapeutic strategies; the second describes specific cases and their diagnosis and management. Presents a multidisciplinary approach to the management and therapeutictreatment of the full range of neuromuscular disorders and resulting complicationsCovers the latest advances in the field, including genetic causes of hereditary diseases, new autoimmune diseases, and promising new therapies such as antisense oligonucleotides, gene therapies, and immunotherapyIncludes the wide range of disorders that fall under each disease classification (e.g., the Motor Neuron Diseases chapter includes all forms of spinal atrophy, ALS, neuropathies and myopathies, as well as disorders of neuromuscular transmission).
- About The Author
- Dr. Bertorini is a Professor at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis. He specializes in neuromuscular disease and is the director of the Memphis MDA Clinic and the Mid-South MDA/ALS Clinic. He is also the Chief of Neurology at Methodist University Hospital, Co-Director of their Neurology Training Program, and Co-Director of UTHSC's Neurophysiology fellowship program. Dr. Bertorini has written/edited three books and several book chapters on neuromuscular disorders and has published over 150 papers on neuromuscular disorders. He has been very active in clinical research in Duchene Muscular Dystrophy and CINRG trials since its inception.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780323874007
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Elsevier, (04 January 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 700
- Weight
- 1780 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 223 x 283 x 30 mm
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