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Titolo: | Muscular Dystrophy : A Concise Guide / / edited by Raymond A. Huml |
Pubblicazione: | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. 2015. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (206 p.) |
Disciplina: | 610 |
Soggetto topico: | Neurology |
Pharmacotherapy | |
Medicine | |
Neurology | |
Medicine/Public Health, general | |
Persona (resp. second.): | HumlRaymond A |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 1. Introduction to Muscular Dystrophy -- 2.Muscular Dystrophy: Historical Background and Types -- 3.FSHD: The Most Common Type of MD? -- 4.Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies: Underlying Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms -- 5.An Overview of the Muscular Dystrophies: Underlying Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms -- 6.Transition from Childhood to Adult in Patients with Muscular Dystrophy -- 7.Overview of Current Treatments for Muscular Dystrophy -- 8.Physical Therapy and Orthotic Devices for Patients with Muscular Dystrophy -- 9.Orthopedic Care of Children with Muscular Dystrophy -- 10.Global Regulatory Landscape -- 11.Key Challenges to the Approval of Products to Treat Patients with Muscular Dystrophy -- 12.Pharmaceutical Products and Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions as Potential Treatments for Patients with Muscular Dystrophy -- 13.US Patient Advocacy Groups -- 14.Global and National Patient Registries -- 15.Summary -- Index. |
Sommario/riassunto: | This practical and concise guide offers an overview of muscular dystrophy's (MD) complicated features, treatment options and general resources. New treatments and a greater understanding of proteins and structures associated with MD are discussed along with long-term patient care. Also included are clinical and developmental challenges within the current regulatory landscape and recent scientific and clinical advances. Muscular Dystrophy: A Concise Guide offers clinicians, researchers, pharmaceutical executives and patient advocacy groups an easy-to-read reference that provides the necessary perspectives of the care giver and patient. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Muscular Dystrophy |
ISBN: | 3-319-17362-6 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910300181103321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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