Neuromuscular Case Studies

Chapter 1

Anatomy and physiology of the peripheral nervous system.

 

Chapter 2

Neurological evaluation including history and clinical examination, and diagnostic tests which include electromyography, laboratory studies, histology, genetic testing and imaging.

 

Chapter 3

Therapies of neuromuscular disorders describe different treatments which include:

Painful neuropathies.
Dysautonomic neuropathy.
Immunotherapy in neuromuscular diseases.
Novel genetic therapies

Case Studies:

At least 100 neuromuscular cases which include description of the patients, differential diagnosis description of electrodiagnostic and histological tests and discussion of the disease and therapies.

Ideal for neurologists and other health care professionals who treat patients with neuromuscular diseases, Neuromuscular Case Studies, 2nd Edition, presents more than 100 cases of both common and rare neuromuscular disorders. Dr. Tulio E. Bertorini provides the latest tools and strategies for diagnosis and management that minimize disability and maximize quality of life for your patients, including up-to-date coverage of numerous recent advances in the field. Using a multidisciplinary approach, this practical text contains two parts: the first includes basic aspects of anatomy, physiology, diagnostic tests, and therapeutic strategies; the second describes specific cases and their diagnosis and management.

 

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tulio Bertorini

Dr. Bertorini is a Professor at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis. He specializes in neuromuscular disease and is the director of the Memphis MDA Clinic and the Mid-South MDA/ALS Clinic. He is also the Chief of Neurology at Methodist University Hospital, Co-Director of their Neurology Training Program, and Co-Director of UTHSC’s Neurophysiology fellowship program. Dr. Bertorini has written/edited three books and several book chapters on neuromuscular disorders and has published over 150 papers on neuromuscular disorders. He has been very active in clinical research in Duchene Muscular Dystrophy and CINRG trials since its inception.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Neurology and Pathology, University of Tennessee, Center for Health Science Center, Memphis; Chief of Neurology, Methodist University Hospital; Director, Wesley Neurology Clinic and Muscular Dystrophy and ALS Clinic, Memphis, TN, USA