Neuromuscular Junction Disorders: Handbook of Clinical Neurology (Series Editors: Aminoff, Boller and Swaab): 91 (Handbook of Clinical Neurology): Volume 91 - Hardcover

A. G. Engel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0444520082 ISBN 13: 9780444520081

Publisher: Elsevier, 2008

Synopsis

A volume in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series (Series Editors: Michael J. Aminoff, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, USA; François Boller, Bethesda, USA; Dick F. Swaab, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) on neuromuscular junction disorders, covering the basic science of the neuromuscular junction, clinical presentations and therapy.

About this title

From the Back Cover

This volume provides concise and comprehensive information on neuromuscular disorders, including rapid advancements in the understanding of the neurobiology of neuromuscular transmission. In addition, clinicians will find timely discussions on the various forms of these disorders that have been discovered due to increased study within the field.

New observations into the immunopathogenesis of myasthenia gravis, and the molecular mechanisms underlying the links between activity and patterns of gene expression, particularly in muscle, are also explored, along with novel information on the understanding of the pathophysiology of the heterogeneous group of peripheral nerve hyperexcitability syndromes.

Each of these valuable insights, and their accompanying explanations, provides a framework on which new therapeutic strategies can be built to aid in the enhancement and restoration of normal function in neuromuscular junction disorders.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0444520082
• ISBN 13: 9780444520081
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 480
• Editor: A. G. Engel