Myasthenia Gravis and Myasthenic Disorders

Edition: 2nd

Authors/Editor: Engel, Andrew G.

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 978-0-19-973867-0

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The current edition begins with an overview of the anatomy and molecular architecture of the neuromuscular junction and the electrophysiologic diagnosis of its disorders. The introductory chapters are followed by a detailed exposition of the pathogenesis, natural history, diagnosis and therapy of the autoimmune myasthenias, the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, and the increasingly complex and fascinating diseases collectively referred to as congenital myasthenic syndromes. The acetylcholine receptor is a major target of both autoimmune and inherited myasthenias and a separate chapter reviews its structural and functional properties. The book also describes disorders that often target terminal nerve segment near the neuromuscular junction-- the syndrome of peripheral nerve hyperexcitability and the Guillain-Barré syndrome.

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Platform: Ovid
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Product Type: Book
Author/Editor: Engel, Andrew G.
ISBN: 978-0-19-973867-0
Specialty:
Neurology
Language: English
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 304


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Myasthenia Gravis and Myasthenic Disorders Description The current edition begins with an overview of the anatomy and molecular architecture of the neuromuscular junction and the electrophysiologic diagnosis of its disorders. The introductory chapters are followed by a detailed exposition of the pathogenesis, natural history, diagnosis and therapy of the autoimmune myasthenias, the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, and the increasingly complex and fascinating diseases collectively referred to as congenital myasthenic syndromes. The acetylcholine receptor is a major target of both autoimmune and inherited myasthenias and a separate chapter reviews its structural and functional properties. The book also describes disorders that often target terminal nerve segment near the neuromuscular junction-- the syndrome of peripheral nerve hyperexcitability and the Guillain-Barré syndrome. Edition: 2nd Authors/Editor: Engel, Andrew G. Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 978-0-19-973867-0 Platform: Ovid Product Type: Book Specialty: Neurology Language: English Pages: 304

Myasthenia Gravis and Myasthenic Disorders

Description

Edition: 2nd
Authors/Editor: Engel, Andrew G.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0-19-973867-0
Platform: Ovid
Product Type: Book
Specialty:
Neurology

Language: English
Pages: 304