1st Edition
Muscle Diseases A Guide to Differential Diagnosis, Investigation and Management
Preface
About the editors
List of contributors
Introduction
Abbreviations
Chapter 1 History
Andria Merrison
Chapter 2 Muscle examination
Stefen Brady
Chapter 3 Serological tests
Stefen Brady
Chapter 4 Muscle antibodies
Maria Mirza and Joel David
Chapter 5 Neurophysiology
Andria Merrison and Agyepong Oware
Chapter 6 Muscle biopsy
Andria Merrison and Kathryn Urankar
Chapter 7 Muscle imaging
Rajat Chowdhury
Chapter 8 Genetic investigations in neuromuscular diseases
Kate Sergeant and Carl Fratter
Chapter 9 Management, treatment and therapy for neuromuscular conditions
Andria Merrison
Chapter 10 Closing comments
Stefen Brady
Section Cases
Case 1
Stefen Brady
Case 2
Sithara Ramdas
Case 3
Stefen Brady
Case 4
Andria Merrison
Case 5
Andria Merrison
Case 6
Andria Merrison
Case 7
Stefen Brady
Case 8
Andria Merrison
Case 9
Andria Merrison
Case 10
Andria Merrison
Case 11
Sithara Ramdas
Case 12
Andria Merrison
Case 13
Louisa Kent and Stefen Brady
Case 14
Andria Merrison
Case 15
Stefen Brady
Case 16
Andria Merrison
Case 17
Andria Merrison
Case 18
Andria Merrison
Case 19
Stefen Brady
Case 20
Kezia Austin and Harsha Gunawardena
Case 21
Charlotte David and Joel David
Case 22
Matthew Wells and Harsha Gunawardena
Case 23
Stefen Brady
Case 24
Andria Merrison
Case 25
Louisa Kent and Stefen Brady
Case 26
Stefen Brady
Case 27
Stefen Brady
Case 28
Stefen Brady
Case 29
Andria Merrison
Case 30
Stefen Brady
Case 31
Stefen Brady
Case 32
Stefen Brady
Case 33
Stefen Brady
Case 34
Stefen Brady
Case 35
Andria Merrison
Case 36
Andria Merrison
Index
Biography
Dr Andria FA Merrison, MA MBChB MD FRCP is a Consultant Neurologist based in North Bristol NHS Trust and is the Director of the South West Neuromuscular Operational Delivery Network and the Bristol Motor Neurone Disease Centre.
Dr Stefen Brady BA, MB, BCh, BAO, FRCP, DPhil is a Consultant Neurologist and Clinical Lead of the Oxford Adult Muscle and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Services, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
