9780721632421: Peripheral Neuropathy: 2-Volume Set with Expert Consult Basic
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0721632424 ISBN 13: 9780721632421
Publisher: Saunders, 1992

Synopsis

Revised and updated this two volume set covers the disorders of the peripheral nervous system including their clinical, neurophysiologic, pathologic, and biochemical features. A stellar cast of over 70 international contributors focus on new approaches todiagnosis and treatment with discussions on HIV infection, Lyme infection, tropical neurology, and immune disorders including multifocal neuropathy with conduction block and inflammatory polyganglionopathy. Plus, extensive illustrations and chapter outlines are provided for enhanced learning and quick reference.

  • Extensive illustrations clearly show physical findings, electrophysiological abnormalities, and neuropathological alterations.
    • New laboratory techniques bring the reader up to date on the new approaches used to understand mechanisms and treatment of neuropathy.
  • Detailed chapters cover the motor, sensory and autonomic deficits that aid in diagnosis.
    • Coverage of chronic inflammatory-demyelinating polyneuropathy emphasizes the recent changes in treatment.
  • Discussions on amyloidosis and monoclonal associated neuropathy detail latest developments and new treatment procedures to keep the reader up to date.

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    About the Author

    Peter James Dyck, MD, Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and P. K. Thomas, DSc MD FRCP LRCP FRCPath, Department of Neurological Science, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK

    Review

    REVIEW OF THE LAST EDITION:
    "It is a pleasure to find that this landmark monograph in the history of clinical neurology has maintained its position as a text that has been needed and that provides a model for others to imitate. The editors and authors are to be congratulated for a major achievement."-Mayo Clinic Proceedings

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    Publisher
    Saunders
    Publication date
    1992
    Language
    English
    ISBN 10 
    0721632424
    ISBN 13 
    9780721632421
    Binding
    Paperback
    Edition number
    3
    Number of pages
    1845