Neuromuscular Disorders in Clinical Practice

Bashar Katirji, MD, FACP University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Cleveland, OH, USA Henry J. Kaminski, MD George Washington University, Department of Neurology, Washington, DC, USA Robert L. Ruff, MD, PhD Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Cleveland, OH, USA

Clinical Assessment in Neuromuscular Disorders.- Nerve and Muscle: Basic Concepts.- Serum Muscle Enzymes in Neuromuscular Disease.- Autoantibody Testing in Peripheral Neuropathy.- Autoantibody Testing of Autoimmune Neuromuscular Junction, Hyperexcitability, and Muscle Disorders.- Forearm Exercise Testing.- Clinical Electromyography (Nerve Conduction Studies and Needle Electromyography).- Single Fiber EMG.- Quantative EMG Analysis.- Testing of Autonomic Function.- Quantitative sensory testing.- Nerve and Muscle Biopsies.- Skin Biopsy.- Molecular Diagnosis & Genetic Testing.- Outcome Measures and Clinical Assessment Instruments in Neuromuscular Disease.- Physical Management of Patients with Neuromuscular Diseases.- Immunotherapy in the treatment of Autoimmune Neuromuscular Diseases.- Critical and Respiratory Care in Neuromuscular Disorders.- Poliomyelitis and Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome.- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.- Spinal Muscular Atrophies.- Atypical Motor Neuron Disorders.-Dorsal Root Ganglion Disorders.- Approach to Peripheral Nerve Disorders.- Approach to Small Fiber Neuropathy.- Charcot-Marie Tooth Diseases.- Inherited Metabolic Neuropathies.- Guillian-Barre Syndrome and Related Disorders.- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculneuropathy and Related Disorders.- Dysproteinemic Neuropathies.- Diabetic Neuropathies.- Nutritional and Alcoholic Neuropathies.- Metabolic and Endocrine Neuropathies.- Environmental Toxic Neuropathies.- Drug-Induced Toxic Neuropathies.- Vasculitic Neuropathies and Neuropathies of Connective Tissue Disorder.- Vasculitic Neuropathies and Neuropathies of Connective Tissue Diseases.- Infectious and Granulomatous Peripheral Neuropathies.- Peripheral Nerve Injury.- Compressive and Entrapment Neuropathies of the Upper Extremities.- Compressive and Entrapment Mononeuropathies of the Lower Extremity.- Cranial Nerve Palsies.- Peripheral Nerve Tumors.- Cervical Radiculopathy.- Lumbosacral and Thoracic Radiculopathies.- Brachial Plexopathies.- Lumbosacral Plexopathies.- Myasthenia Gravis.- Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome.- Botulism.- Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes.- Toxic Neuromuscular Transmission Disorders.- Disorders of Skeletal Muscle Membrane Excitability: Myotonia Congenita, Paramyotonia Congenita, Periodic Paralysis and Related Syndromes.- Malignant Hypothermia.- Approach to Myopathies.- Dystrophinopathies.- Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophies.- Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy.- The Myotonic Dystrophies.- Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy.- Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy.- Congenital Myopathies.- Metabolic Myopathies.- Mitochondrial Myopathies.- Inflammatory Myopathies.- Paraspinous Myopathies: The Dropped Head and Bent Spine Syndromes.- Endocrine Myopathies.- Toxic Myopathies.- Infectious and Granulomatous Myopathies.- Myokymia and Neuromyotonia.- Muscle Cramps and Fasciculations.- Stiff Man Syndrome.- Tetanus.- Neuropletic Malignant Syndrome.- Paraneoplastic Neuromuscular Disorders.- Acute Neuromuscular Weakness in the Intensive Care Unit.- Floppy Infant.- Rhabdomyolyis and Myoglobinuria.- Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome, Eosinophilic Fasciitis, and Related Fasciitis Disorders.- Neuropathic Pain and other Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions.