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Neuromuscular Case Studies A multidisciplinary case-study approach to the full range of neuromuscular disorders

About the Author

Dr. Bertorini is a Professor at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis. He specializes in neuromuscular disease and is the director of the Memphis MDA Clinic and the Mid-South MDA/ALS Clinic.

Contents

۱. Neuromuscular Anatomy and Function
۲. Neurologic Evaluation and Ancillary Tests
۳. Therapy in Neuromuscular Diseases
۱. An Elderly Woman With Numbness in the Hands
۲. A Diabetic Man With Arm Swelling, Pain, and Numbness
۳. A Diabetic Man With Hand Numbness and Fainting Spells
۴. A Man With Hand Pain
۵. A Woman With Hand Weakness, Numbness, and Pain After Cardiac Catheterization
۶. A Man Who Practices Karate and Has Forearm Pain
۷. A Man With a History of Polio Who Developed Hand Weakness and Numbness
۸. A Young Woman With Multiple Sclerosis and Hand Numbness
۹. A Woman With a Wrist Drop and a Mass in the Arm
۱۰. A Man With Bilateral Arm Weakness After Lumbar Surgery
۱۱. A Woman With Acute Onset of Shoulder Pain and Weakness
۱۲. A Man With Lymphoma and Numbness in the Fingers of One Hand
۱۳. A Woman With Arm Weakness After Treatment for Breast Cancer
۱۴. A Diabetic Man With Shoulder Pain and Weakness
۱۵. A Woman With Arm Weakness and a Skin Rash
۱۶. A Woman With Neck and Arm Pain
۱۷. A Woman With Neck Pain and a Weak Arm
۱۸. A Woman With Back Pain and Leg Weakness
۱۹. A Woman With Back Pain and Weakness
۲۰. A Woman With Back Pain and Unusual Nerve Conduction Tests

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۹۱. A Woman With Muscle Pains and Dark Urine
۹۲. A Woman With Progressive Proximal Muscle Weakness
۹۳. A Sedentary Man With Acute Respiratory Failure and Myoglobinuria
۹۴. An Elderly Man With New Onset Weakness
۹۵. A Uremic Man With Proximal Muscle Weakness
۹۶. A Woman With Weakness, Elevated Cholesterol, and Serum Creatine Kinase Levels
۹۷. An Older Woman With Leg Weakness and Atrophic Muscle Fibers on Biopsy
۹۸. A Woman With Muscle Weakness and a Skin Rash
۹۸. A Child With Muscle Weakness and a Skin Rash
۹۹. A Man With Muscle Pains
۱۰۰. An Older Woman With Progressive Muscle Weakness
۱۰۰. An Elderly Man With Weakness Diagnosed as Having a Myopathy and a Neuropathy
۱۰۱. An HIV-Infected Man With Muscle Weakness and Spasms
۱۰۲. A Patient With Rapidly Progressive Muscle Weakness and Rather Elevated Creatine Kinase
۱۰۳. A Woman With Painful and Swollen Legs
۱۰۴. A Man With a Bent Spine
۱۰۵. A Man With Muscle Stiffness and Later With Diplopia
۱۰۶. A Woman With Muscle Cramps and Fasciculations
۱۰۷. A Young Man With Large and Stiff Muscles
۱۰۸. A Woman With Generalized Increased Insertional Activity on EMG
۱۰۹. A Boy With Short Stature, Small Jaw, Muscle Hypertrophy, and Stiffness
۱۱۰. An Elderly Woman With Muscle Spasms
۱۱۱. A Woman With Proximal Muscle Weakness and Neuromuscular Irritability
۱۱۲. A Woman With Focal Spontaneous Muscle Movements