1st Edition

Neuromuscular Pathology Made Easy

Edited By Maher Kurdi Copyright 2021
288 Pages
by CRC Press

288 Pages
by CRC Press

288 Pages
by CRC Press

The scope of Neuromuscular Pathology continuous to expand, as evidenced by the numerous multivolume and speciality texts published in recent years. This short textbook provides a complete overview of both clinical and histological aspects of common and rare neuromuscular diseases. The objective is twofold: to provide information about neuromuscular diseases in a simplified, integrated, and... Read more

Contributor List

Preface

Acknowledgment

Abbreviations

Part I: General

1. Muscle and Nerve Histology

2. Muscle and Nerve Fibers Classification

3. Clinical Neurophysiology

4. Neuromuscular Laboratory

5. Chemical Materials Used in the Lab

6. Biopsy Processing Protocol

7. Histochemistry Protocol

8. Genetic Basis Of Neuromuscular Disorders

9. Neuromuscular Final Report

Part II: Muscle

10. Initial Approach in Muscle Biopsy

11. Differential Diagnosis

12. Electron Microscopy

13. Classification of Myopathy

14. Approach to Neuromyopathy

15. Approach to Vacuolar Myopathy

16. Muscular Dystrophy Diseases

17. Inherited Myopathic Diseases

18. Non-Congenital Acquired Myopathies

19. Metabolic Myopathy

20. Inflammatory Myopathy

21. Chronic Denervation Myopathy

22. Axial Myopathy

23. Fasciitis

Part III: Nerve

24. Classification of Neuropathy

25. Diagnostic Approach in Nerve Biopsy

26. Axonal Neuropathy

27. Demyelinating Neuropathy

28. Cellular and Extracellular Abnormalities

29. Inflammatory Demyelination

30. Other Common Peripheral Neuropathies

Index

Biography

Maher Kurdi, MD, FRCPC, EFN

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department of Pathology

Faculty of Medicine in Rabigh

King Abdulaziz University

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia