Peripheral Neuropathies. A Practical Approach

Do you find the evaluation of a patient presenting clinical symptoms of distal extremity numbness and weakness daunting and complex? Are you unsure of the diagnostic processes and best-practices in the treatment of peripheral neuropathy? This invaluable guide presents a practical approach to the diagnosis and successful management of patients with peripheral neuropathies. Starting with a structured series of patient queries for symptoms and examination signs, the diagnostic process emphasizes the role of electrodiagnostic tests in defining the neuropathy. Specific neuropathies are presented with their epidemiology, causative pathology, diagnostic and laboratory factors, alongside advised treatments and overall management strategies. This leading resource will assist non-neuromuscular neurologists, physiatrists, neurology and physiatry residents, and will also be useful to electromyographers, proving an ideal aid for busy clinic schedules.

• Presents a full clinical characterization of symptoms and signs of a neuropathy
• Shows correlations between electrodiagnostic findings and underlying pathology
• Classifies neuropathies by type

Mark B. Bromberg, University of Utah
Mark B. Bromberg is Professor and Director of the Neuromuscular Program at the Department of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City. He directs the Motor Neurone Disease/ALS clinic and co-directs the Muscular Dystrophy Association clinic at the University of Utah. He has contributed to the literature on the clinical aspects of neuropathies and electrodiagnostic techniques with over 100 articles, 50 chapters and edited books and journal issues, and has received the American Academy of Neuromuscular Electrodiagnostic Medicine's Distinguished Researcher award.