Aminoff's Diagnosis of Neuromuscular Disorders

**Selected for 2025 Doody's Core Titles® in Neurology**<br> <br> <b>Succinct yet comprehensive</b>, <i>Aminoff's Diagnosis of Neuromuscular Disorders, 4th Edition</i>, provides expert information and guidance on the clinical, electrodiagnostic, and imaging aspects of neuromuscular disorders. <b>Fully updated</b>, it reflects important advances in the field, including an improved understanding of the molecular and genetic basis of neuromuscular disease, an expanded use of next-generation genetic testing, refinements in electrodiagnosis, and the use of ultrasound imaging techniques to evaluate the peripheral nervous system. <b>In-depth discussions of disease states</b>, as well as the <b>evidence supporting the use of electrodiagnostic and imaging techniques</b>, moves this reference from simply answering the question "How?" to also answering "Why?" <ul> <li>Describes the range of <b>clinical manifestations</b> of individual neuromuscular diseases; the power and limitations of <b>electrodiagnostic techniques</b> as they relate to neuromuscular disorders; the place of <b>genetic studies</b> in the diagnosis and prognostication of these diseases; and the scope and utility of <b>newer imaging procedures</b> in detecting and localizing the underlying pathologic process</li> <li>Reviews <b>neuromuscular physiology</b> and the <b>pathology</b> of major diseases</li> <li>Provides a <b>readable, well-illustrated synthesis of clinical and investigative techniques</b> in diagnosing neuromuscular diseases, with concise guidance on how to conduct <b>clinical, electrodiagnostic, and ultrasound evaluations</b> and the <b>findings in various disease states</b></li> <li>Covers a wide variety of electrodiagnostic and ultrasound procedures, including techniques for evaluating different individual nerves</li> <li>Features <b>video clips of waveforms</b> and of <b>ultrasound</b> <b>images</b> to illustrate key concepts</li> <li>An ideal resource for neuromuscular specialists, clinical neurologists, physiatrists, rehabilitation specialists, clinical neurophysiologists, and electromyographers, as well as trainees and those preparing for board certification in neurology, PM&R, neuromuscular medicine, clinical neurophysiology, and electrodiagnostic medicine</li> <li><b>A</b><b>n eBook version is included with purchase.</b> The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud</li> </ul>