Neuromuscular Disorder.

This new book provides a scholarly, comprehensive,
and practical account of neuromuscular disorders that
will appeal to specialists and trainees in neuromuscular medicine as well as to general neurologists and
other physicians. Neuromuscular diseases are among
the more common neurological disorders, and gratifying advances in our understanding of them have occurred in recent years. In particular, advances in genetics, immunology, epidemiology, neurophysiology, imaging, histopathology, and pharmacology have led to new
approaches to diagnosis and treatment. There is now
a greater understanding, for example, of the molecular biology of many neuromuscular diseases, the basis
of various channelopathies, and the response cascades
that together lead to inflammatory reactions. Many disorders once considered distinct entities are now recognized to be heterogeneous, with different subgroups
having different prognostic implications and requiring
different therapeutic strategies. Dr. Anthony Amato and
Dr. James Russell have provided a detailed, thoughtful,
and critical appraisal of developments in these fields
while, at the same time, defining the limits of our
knowledge and providing a thorough clinical account
of the various neuromuscular disorders. They describe
an approach to diagnosis, management, treatment, and
prognostication that is practical but is based on their
extensive clinical experience and wide knowledge of the
literature