Textbook of Peripheral Neuropathy (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Donofrio, Peter D.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Textbook of Peripheral Neuropathy is a practical but authoritative reference for clinicians in anymedical specialty who are evaluating and treating patients with signs and symptoms of a peripheralneuropathy. Reviewing the full spectrum of clinically significant neuropathies, the book contains chapterson common and rare forms including mononeuropathy in the upper and lower extremities, mononeuritismultiplex, diffuse and symmetric polyneuropathies, brachial and lumbrosacral plexopathies, and spinalroot disordersódisorders that can mimic diffuse and/or focal neuropathies, complicating diagnosis andevaluation. Coverage encompasses both inherited and acquired diseases, including neuropathies arisingfrom physical injury, diabetes, alcoholism, toxins, autoimmune responses, nutritional deficiencies, vascularand metabolic disorders, medication-induced neuropathies, and idiopathic conditions. The textbookprovides an evidence-based approach to testing, differential diagnosis, and treatment, and should serveas a trusted resource for healthcare professionals confronting the many manifestations of peripheralneuropathy in clinical practice.

The chapters are written by internationally renowned expert contributors with deep clinical experienceand contain numerous tables, figures, and algorithms providing clear diagnostic and managementguidelines. Boxed Clinical Pearls and Key Points allow for quick access to pertinent information, making evaluation and review easy and rewarding.

Features of Textbook of Peripheral Neuropathy Include:

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• Practical yet comprehensiveóan accessible ìgo-toî reference for clinicians¿
• Covers all clinically relevant peripheral neuropathies¿
• Clinical Pearls and Key Points are set off from the text for quick reference ¿
• Contains clear diagnostic and management guidelines from expert contributors¿
• Structured chapters make it easy to find essential point-of-careinformation

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 486
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781617050343
• Artikelnr.: 54449892

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Clinical Approach to the Patient with Peripheral Neuropathy,
Peter D. Donofrio
Chapter 2: Entrapment Neuropathies of the Upper Extremity, Kevin R. Scott,
Kishori Somyreddy, and Milind J. Kothari
Chapter 3: Common Mononeuropathies of the Lower Extremities, Peter D.
Donofrio
Chapter 4: Approach to the Evaluation of Mononeuropathy Multiplex, Suraj
Ashok Muley and Gareth J. Parry
Chapter 5: Diabetic Neuropathy, Jennifer A. Tracy and P. James B. Dyck
Chapter 6: Nutritional and Alcoholic Neuropathies, Russell L. Chin,
Jennifer Langsdorf, Naomi Feuer, and Bridget Carey
Chapter 7: Occupational, Biologic and Environmental Toxic Neuropathies,
James W. Albers
Chapter 8: Inherited Peripheral Neuropathies (Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease),
Jun Li
Chapter 9: Role of Electrodiagnosis in the Evaluation of Peripheral
Neuropathies, Mark B. Bromberg and Alexander A. Brownell
Chapter 10: Brachial and Lumbosacral Plexopathy, Mohammad Alsharabati and
Kerry H. Levin
Chapter 11: Disorders of Spinal Nerve Roots, Diane W. Braza and David
deDianous, P. Andrew Nelson, and Timothy R. Dillingham
Chapter 12: Guillain-Barr; Syndrome (GBS), Alexander J. Menze and Ted M.
Burns
Chapter 13: Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy,
Multifocal Motor Neuropathy and Related Disorders, Christina M. Ulane and
Thomas H. Brannagan, III
Chapter 14: Medication-Related Neuropathy, Peter D. Donofrio
Chapter 15: Paraproteinemic Neuropathy: Distinguishing the Ominous from the
Ordinary, Charlene Hoffman-Snyder and Benn E. Smith
Chapter 16: Neuropathies Due To Amyloidosis, John C. Kincaid
Chapter 17: Paraneoplastic Neuropathies, Sindhu Ramchandren and Richard A.
Lewis
Chapter 18: Vasculitic Neuropathies, Richard Rosenbaum and Andrew
Rose-Innes
Chapter 19: Infectious Neuropathies, Marcos RG de Freitas and Fernando de
Mendonca Cardoso
Chapter 20: Sensory Neuronopathies or Ganglionopathies, Thierry Kuntzer and
Andreas J. Steck
Chapter 21: Porphyric Neuropathies, Elias Abou-Zeid and Peter D. Donofrio
Chapter 22: Neuropathies Secondary to Systemic Diseases, James Wallace
Teener
Chapter 23: Neuropathies Associated With HIV Infection and Antiretroviral
Therapy, Kathryn J. Elliott and David M. Simpson
Chapter 24: Peripheral Neuropathies in Childhood, Hugh J. McMillan and H.
Royden Jones
Chapter 25: Bolton's Critical Illness Polyneuropathy, Douglas W. Zochodne
Chapter 26: Focal Cranial Neuropathies, LCDR Craig G. Carroll
Chapter 27: Multiple Cranial Neuropathy, LCDR Craig G. Carroll and William
W. Campbell
Chapter 28: Autonomic Neuropathies, Roy Freeman
Chapter 29: Laboratory Evaluation of Peripheral Neuropathies, Lenay
Santana-Gould and John England