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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791052903321

Titolo

Evaluation and treatment of myopathies / / edited by Robert C. Griggs, Emma Ciafaloni, Patrick F. Chinnery

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-19-933040-9

0-19-934886-3

0-19-987394-1

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (387 p.)

Collana

Contemporary neurology series

Altri autori (Persone)

GriggsRobert C. <1939->

Disciplina

616.7/44

Soggetti

Muscles - Diseases - Treament

Muscles - Diseases - Diagnosis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Preceded by Evaluation and treatment of myopathies / Robert C. Griggs, Jerry R. Mendell, Robert G. Miller. c1995.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Structure and function of normal muscle / Robert C. Griggs -- Evaluation of the patient with myopathy / Robert C. Griggs, Emma Ciafaloni -- Genetic evaluation of the patient and family / Gerald Pfeffer, Patrick F. Chinnery -- The muscular dystrophies / Emma Ciafaloni, Robert C. Griggs -- Myofibrillar myopathies / Duygu Selcen -- Congenital myopathies / Francesco Muntoni, Caroline Sewry, Heinz Jungbluth -- Metabolic myopathies / Gráinne S. Gorman, Patrick F. Chinnery -- Mitochondrial myopathy / Gerald Pfeffer, Patrick F. Chinnery -- Muscle channelopathies / Araya Puwanant, Robert C. Griggs -- Inflammatory myopathies / Anthony A. Amato, Andrew Mammen -- Muscle pain and fatigue / Michael R. Rose, Dr. Patrick Gordon -- Prevention and management of systemic complications of myopathies / Wendy M. King, Robert C. Griggs.

Sommario/riassunto

This new edition of Evaluation and Treatment of Myopathies is written for the clinician who sees patients with muscle disease, or the patient with complaints pain or weakness of muscle. Like the original, this new edition is divided in to 3 primary sections: Approach to the Patient with Muscle Disease Specific Myopathies, and General Strategies of Clinical



Management provides practical guidance on eliciting key history and on how to demonstrate findings on examination. This new edition also provides guidance on the next steps in diagnosisas well as the latest information on pathogenesis, diagn