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Disorders of Voluntary Muscle
George Karpati
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Description for Disorders of Voluntary Muscle
hardcover. This book provides a resource on the etiology and pathogenesis as well as diagnosis and treatment of diseases of skeletal muscles. Editor(s): Hilton-Jones, David; Bushby, Kate; Griggs, Robert C. Num Pages: 536 pages, 140 b/w illus. 69 tables. BIC Classification: MJN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 283 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2048.
This major new edition fulfils the need for a single-volume, up-to-date information resource on the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of skeletal muscles, including the muscular dystrophies, mitochondrial myopathies, metabolic myopathies, ion channel disorders, and dysimmune myopathies. As background to the clinical coverage, relevant information on advances in molecular and developmental biology, immunopathology, mitochondrial biology, ion-channel dynamics, cell membrane and signal transduction science, and imaging technology is summarized. Combining essential new knowledge with the fundamentals of history-taking and clinical examination, this extensively illustrated book will continue to be the mainstay for practising physicians and biomedical scientists concerned with ... Read more
This major new edition fulfils the need for a single-volume, up-to-date information resource on the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of skeletal muscles, including the muscular dystrophies, mitochondrial myopathies, metabolic myopathies, ion channel disorders, and dysimmune myopathies. As background to the clinical coverage, relevant information on advances in molecular and developmental biology, immunopathology, mitochondrial biology, ion-channel dynamics, cell membrane and signal transduction science, and imaging technology is summarized. Combining essential new knowledge with the fundamentals of history-taking and clinical examination, this extensively illustrated book will continue to be the mainstay for practising physicians and biomedical scientists concerned with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Number of Pages
536
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521876292
SKU
V9780521876292
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About George Karpati
George Karpati is Isaac Walton Killam Chair and Professor at the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, and the Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. David Hilton-Jones is Clinical Director of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Muscle and Nerve Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. Kate Bushby is Professor of Neuromuscular Genetics at the Institute of Human Genetics, International Centre ... Read more
Reviews for Disorders of Voluntary Muscle
'After reading through the text, one will achieve a solid foundation in clinical myology. This book will be useful for any clinician who diagnoses and manages patients with muscle disease, and for students, residents, and fellows with an interest in such.' Mark B. Bromberg, MD, PhD, Neurology