Neuromuscular Disorders in Clinical Practice

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.