Kaminski Myasthenia Gravis and Related Disorders

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-1-59259-341-5
Verlag: Humana Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 396 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Current Clinical Neurology

An international panel of expert clinicians and leading scientists comprehensively review the clinical and basic science of this disease and its relatives, including acquired neuromytonia and Lambert-Eaton syndrome. For the clinician, the book describes the wide range of signs and symptoms that make these diseases difficult to diagnose, review in depth the available diagnostic methods and their limitations, offer practical treatment recommendations based on years of experience, and discuss several promising treatments now emerging. For the basic scientist, the text illuminates neuromuscular structure and function, describes in detail the acetylcholine receptor (the central target of pathology in myasthenia gravis), and illuminates the autoimmune pathogenesis.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kaminski, Henry J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Neuromuscular Junction Physiology and Pathophysiology.- 2 Acetylcholine Receptor Structure.- 3 Immunopathogenesis of Myasthenia Gravis.- 4 Clinical Presentation and Epidemiology of Myasthenia Gravis.- 5 Ocular Myasthenia.- 6 Thymoma-Associated Myasthenia Gravis.- 7 Electrodiagnosis of Neuromuscular Junction Disorders.- 8 Specific Antibodies in the Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission and Related Diseases.- 9 Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis.- 10 Neurocritical Care of Myasthenia Gravis Crisis.- 11 Thymectomy.- 12 Lambert-Eaton Syndrome.- 13 Acquired Neuromyotonia.- 14 Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes.- 15 Toxic Neuromuscular Transmission Disorders.- 16 Psychological and Social Consequences of Myasthenia Gravis.- Appendix: Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America Recommendations for Clinical Research Standards.