Neuromuscular Disorders: Treatment and Management
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- 1st Edition - September 8, 2010
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- Editor: Tulio E. Bertorini
- Language: English
Neuromuscular Disorders presents a multi-disciplinary approach to the management and therapeutic treatment of the full range of neuromuscular disorders and resulting co… Read more
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Neuromuscular Disorders presents a multi-disciplinary approach to the management and therapeutic treatment of the full range of neuromuscular disorders and resulting complications. Dr. Tulio Bertorini and a contributing team of the world’s leading authorities in the field provide the latest tools and strategies for minimizing disability and maximizing quality of life…in print and online at expertconsult.com.
- Access the fully searchable text online at expertconsult.com, along with a downloadable image library and links to PubMed.
- Effectively treat your patients using the latest management tools and targeted therapeutic strategies.
- Manage all neuromuscular disorders as well as resulting complications through comprehensive coverage of diagnosis and evaluations, treatments, and outcomes.
- Apply the multi-disciplinary approach of an expert in clinical neuromuscular care and a team of world-renown contributors.
- Easily refer to tools for diagnosis, treatment algorithms, and drug tables included throughout the text.
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Part I
General Principles in the Treatment and Management of Neuromuscular Disorders
Introduction Evaluation of Patients with Neuromuscular Disorders 3 19
Respiratory Complications in Neuromuscular Disorders 21 32
Cardiac Complications of Neuromuscular Disorders 33 50
Gastrointestinal Complications of Neuromuscular Disorders 51 60
Autonomic Dysfunction in Neuromuscular Disorders 61 77
A Practical Approach to the Treatment of Painful Polyneuropathies 79 99
Principles and Guidelines of Immunotherapy in Neuromuscular Disorders 101 113
Rehabilitation in Neuromuscular Disorders 115 136
Orthopedic Surgery in Neuromuscular Disorders 137 153
Perioperative Management of Patients with Neuromuscular Disorders 155 166
Part II
Treatment and Management of Specific Neuromuscular Disorders
Treatment and Management of Adult Motor Neuron Diseases 169 178
Treatment and Management of Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Congenital Myopathies 179 189
Treatment and Management of Hereditary Neuropathies 191 213
Treatment and Management of Autoimmune Neuropathies 215 235
Treatment and Management of Infectious, Granulomatous, and Toxic Neuromuscular Disorders 237 260
Treatment and Management of Segmental Neuromuscular Disorders 261 284
Treatment and Management of Disorders of Neuromuscular Hyperexcitability 285 306
Treatment and Management of Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction 307 342
Treatment and Management of Muscular Dystrophies 343 372
Neuromuscular Manifestations of Acquired Metabolic, Endocrine, and Nutritional Disorders 373 393
Treatment and Management of Autoimmune Myopathies 395 407
Treatment and Management of Hereditary Metabolic Myopathies 409 429
Index 431 452
"As a practicing physician in the field of neuromuscular disorders, I have read it with interest and used it as a reference manual in the day-to-day practice of seeing complicated patients within the full spectrum of neuromuscular diseases. It contains a basic introductory chapter which is very well-done, and an unusually large range of topics, well-summarized, making it a good reference manual as well as an aid to diagnosis and treatment contained in a relatively small volume. Its accessibility on the internet may make it especially appealing to the younger of us, making it simple to access without necessitating the book’s presence in the office…
I very highly recommend this book for all neurology residents, neuromuscular fellows, and those with an interest in neuromuscular disorders, such as physiatrists and orthopedic surgeons. I shall use my copy as a source of useful information in the clinic and for general review. If I had a choice as a radiologist or nuclear medicine specialist, as to an appropriate but not-too-diluted source of information to assist me in the fields of neuromuscular imaging, I would want it to be very much like this offering: not overwhelming in size, very reasonably up-to-date, and with the promise of being available anywhere electronically."
I very highly recommend this book for all neurology residents, neuromuscular fellows, and those with an interest in neuromuscular disorders, such as physiatrists and orthopedic surgeons. I shall use my copy as a source of useful information in the clinic and for general review. If I had a choice as a radiologist or nuclear medicine specialist, as to an appropriate but not-too-diluted source of information to assist me in the fields of neuromuscular imaging, I would want it to be very much like this offering: not overwhelming in size, very reasonably up-to-date, and with the promise of being available anywhere electronically."
Book Reviews, American Journal of Neuroradiology, June 15th, 2011
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: September 8, 2010
- Language: English
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Tulio E. Bertorini
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.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Neurology and Pathology, University of Tennessee, Center for Health Science Center, Memphis; Chief of Neurology, Methodist University Hospital; Director, Wesley Neurology Clinic and Muscular Dystrophy and ALS Clinic, Memphis, TN, USARead Neuromuscular Disorders: Treatment and Management on ScienceDirect