Peripheral Nerve and Muscle Disease

Abstract

Peripheral Nerve and Muscle Disease uses a case-based approach to cover common and important topics in the diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular disorders. Neuromuscular cases are always challenging. This is because even with nerve conduction studies and electromyography diagnostic certainty can still be difficult. Even with recent advances in serologic and genetic testing diagnostic certainty may be elusive. Each chapter provides an overview of the approach to the problem in question followed by a discussion of the diagnosis, key points to remember, and selected references for further reading. For this edition, new cases include Lambert-Eaton syndrome, botulism, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, and several types of neuropathy. Peripheral Nerve and Muscle Disease is an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases that clinicians can use when they encounter difficult patients on the ward or in the clinic. The volume is also a self-assessment tool that tests the reader’s ability to answer the question “What do I do now?”