Title Myasthenia gravis and myasthenic disorders / edited by Andrew G. Engel

Edition 2nd ed Published New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 286 pages) : illustrations (some color) Series Contemporary neurology series ; 81 Contemporary neurology series ; 81. 0069-9446 Contents The anatomy and molecular architecture of the neuromuscular junction / Andrew G. Engel -- Electrodiagnosis of myasthenic disorders / Michel Harper -- The immunopathogenesis of myasthenia gravis / Reinhard Hohlfeld, Hartmut Wekerle, and Alexander Marx -- Natural history of myasthenia gravis / Vladimir Luchanok and Henry J. Kaminski -- The diagnosis of myasthenia gravis and other disorders of neuromuscular transmission / James F. Howard -- Therapy of myasthenia gravis / Daniel B. Drachman -- The Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome / Vern C. Juel and Donald B. Sanders -- Congenital myasthenic syndromes / Andrew G. Engel [and others] -- End-plate acetylcholine receptor : a target for myasthenic disorders : structural and mechanistic essentials / Steven M. Sine and Andrew G. Engel -- Peripheral nerve hyperexcitability syndromes / Srikanth Muppidi and Steven Vernino -- Effects of antiganglioside antibodies at the neuromuscular junction / Jaap J. Plomp and Hugh J. Willison Summary This resource 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Myasthenia gravis. Neuromuscular Junction Diseases Myasthenia Gravis HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Musculoskeletal. MEDICAL -- Orthopedics. MEDICAL -- Rheumatology. Myasthenia gravis Form Electronic book Author Engel, Andrew ISBN 9780199938353 0199938350

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