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A Case-Based Guide to Neuromuscular Pathology

Editors:

  1. Lan Zhou

    1. Departments of Neurology and Pathology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, USA

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  2. Dennis K. Burns

    1. Department of Pathology, Neuropathology Section, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA

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  3. Chunyu Cai

    1. Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA

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  • Provides a practical overview of neuromuscular pathology - muscle, nerve and skin biopsies and biopsy interpretation

  • Offers neurologists and trainees useful clinical and pathology pearls to facilitate their learning of neuromuscular pathology and management of a variety of myopathies and neuropathies

  • Features a variety of educational cases that demonstrate biopsy utilities, clinical and pathological correlations, and individual disease management

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Table of contents (42 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
    PDF

  2. Introduction to Neuromuscular Pathology Evaluation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
      PDF

    2. Skeletal Muscle Biopsy Evaluation

      • Dennis K. Burns
      Pages 3-48

    3. Peripheral Nerve Biopsy Evaluation

      • Chunyu Cai
      Pages 49-73

  3. Myopathy Cases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
      PDF

    8. A 33-Year-Old Woman with Pain and Swelling in the Right Calf and Persistent Fever

      • Lan Zhou, Laura K. Stein, Susan C. Shin
      Pages 145-149

    9. A 28-Year-Old Woman with Proximal Limb Weakness and Scapular Winging

      • Rahul Abhyankar, Chunyu Cai, Jaya R. Trivedi
      Pages 151-157

    12. A 37-Year-Old Woman with Leg Weakness and CK Elevation

      • Elisabeth Golden, Lan Zhou
      Pages 175-184

    14. A 58-Year-Old Man with Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure

      • Lan Zhou, Patrick Kwon, Susan C. Shin
      Pages 195-202
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About this book

This book provides a practical guide to the field of neuromuscular pathology including muscle, peripheral nerve, and skin biopsies with biopsy interpretation. Divided into three parts, the book begins with introductory chapters that review muscle, nerve, and skin biopsy indications and procedures, normal muscle and nerve histology, and common muscle and nerve pathology. The 28 myopathy case chapters in Part 2 and 11 neuropathy case chapters in Part 3 illustrate the clinical and pathological features of many neuromuscular diseases, demonstrate the indications and utilities of biopsies, discuss clinical and pathological differential diagnosis, update the individual disease management, and summarize pertinent clinical and pathology pearls for each case. 



A Case-Based Guide to Neuromuscular Pathology will function as an indispensable reference for neurologists and pathologists looking to understand the utility of muscle, nerve, and skin biopsies. This book will also aid neurology residents, neuromuscular fellows and neuropathology fellows in preparing for questions related to the muscle and nerve pathology in their in-service and board exams. 




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Editors and Affiliations

  • Departments of Neurology and Pathology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, USA

    Lan Zhou

  • Department of Pathology, Neuropathology Section, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA

    Dennis K. Burns

  • Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA

    Chunyu Cai

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About the editors

Lan Zhou, MD, PhD

Departments of Neurology and Pathology
Boston University Medical Center
Boston, MA 
USA



Dennis K. Burns, MD
Department of Pathology
Neuropathology Section
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX 
USA


Chunyu Cai, MD, PhD
Department of Pathology
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX 





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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Case-Based Guide to Neuromuscular Pathology

  • Editors: Lan Zhou, Dennis K. Burns, Chunyu Cai

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25682-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25681-4Published: 07 November 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-25682-1Published: 24 October 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 408

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 96 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurology, Pathology, Rheumatology

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