| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 196 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Monographs in clinical neuroscience, 1420-2441 ; vol. 18 |
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Monographs in clinical neuroscience ; vol. 18. 1420-2441
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| Contents |
Novel Approaches to Therapeutics of the Muscular Dystrophies / E. P. Hoffman and G. M. Buyse -- Use of Normal and Genetically Modified Myoblasts for the Treatment of Myopathies / D. Skuk and J. P. Tremblay -- Disorders of the Sarcoglycan Complex (Sarcoglycanopathies) / C. G. Bonnemann -- Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy: Diagnostic and Molecular Aspects / P. W. Lunt -- Myotonic Dystrophy / R. T. Moxley and G. Meola -- Muscle Ion Channel Diseases / R. Rudel, K. Jurkat-Rott and F. Lehmann-Horn -- Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes / A. G. Engel, K. Ohno and A. A. Stans -- Juvenile and Late-Onset Myasthenia gravis / E. Deymeer, P. Serdaroglu and C. Ozdemir -- Hereditary Peripheral Neuropathies / P. De Jonghe, V. Timmerman and E. Nelis -- Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy / I. R. Bella -- Proximal Spinal Muscular Atrophy of Childhood / L. Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz and J. Zaremba -- Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Review / M. Morita and R. H. Brown, Jr |
| Summary |
In the last few decades, important advances have changed the face of neuromuscular diseases. Once stagnant with hardly any prospect of therapy, the field has recently witnessed continuous progress thanks to genetic discoveries which have opened a new era with potential treatment modalities and to immunological developments which have turned around the grave outcome of some diseases. Scientific work has resulted in deeper insights into the pathogenesis of neuromuscular diseases and has at the same time made fundamental changes in their classification necessary. This book reviews the electrophysiological, genetic and immunological bases of some of the major neuromuscular diseases and evaluates their importance pertaining to the clinical management of the patients. Included are up-to-date topics such as gene therapy, myoblast transfer and new drug trials. Written by experts in their own fields, this volume will not only be of great value to neurologists and neuroscientists, but also to geneticists, immunologists and physiologists |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Neuromuscular diseases.
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Neuromuscular Diseases
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Neuromuscular diseases
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Neuromusculaires maladies.
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Neuromusculaire aandoeningen.
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Maladies neuromusculaires.
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Neuromuskuläre Krankheit -- Aufsatzsammlung.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Deymeer, F. (Feza)
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S. Karger (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9783318005660 |
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3318005665 |
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