Clinical neurophysiology of motor neuron diseases /
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Imprint: | Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2004. |
| Description: | xv, 724 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Handbook of clinical neurophysiology ; v. 4 Handbook of clinical neurophysiology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; v. 4. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5607656 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- List of Contributors
- 1. Overview
- I. Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Motor System
- 2. Comparative anatomy of the motor system: differences in the organization of corticospinal control in different species
- 3. Developmental aspects of corticospinal projections
- 4. Principles of corticospinal system organization and function
- 5. Molecular mechanisms regulating motor neuron development and degeneration
- 6. Physiology of the motor neuron and the motor unit
- 7. Cytopathology of the motor neuron
- 8. Genetics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- 9. Neuroimaging in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- 10. Animal models of motor neuron death
- II. Methodology and Techniques Applicable to Motor Neuron Diseases
- 11. Needle electromyography
- 12. Peripheral nerve conduction studies and neuromuscular junction testing
- 13. Motor unit number estimates
- 14. Magnetic stimulation and central conduction time
- 15. Evoked potentials in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- 16. Triple stimulation technique
- 17. Cortical threshold and excitability measurements
- 18. Spinal and long-latency reflexes
- 19. Single unit recordings - peristimulus time histograms (PSTHs)
- 20. Threshold electrotonus and the assessment of nerve excitability in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- III. Disorders Primarily Affecting the Anterior Horn Cell
- 21. Spinal muscular atrophies
- 22. Arthrogryposis multiplex and related congenital disorders
- 23. Spinobulbar muscular atrophy (Kennedy's disease)
- 24. Late muscular sequelae after poliomyelitis
- 25. Other infections of the anterior horn cell
- 26. Toxic motor neuronopathies and neuropathies
- 27. Motor neuron disorders with other diseases and exposures
- IV. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Related Conditions
- 28. Classic Charcot amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- 29. Electrophysiological evaluation of oropharyngeal dysphagia in ALS
- 30. Electrodiagnostic assessment of respiratory dysfunction in motor neuron disease
- 31. Assessment of autonomic function in motor neuron diseases
- 32. Neurophysiology of hereditary amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- 33. Autosomal recessive juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- 34. Paraneoplastic motor neuron disease
- 35. Multifocal motor neuropathy
- 36. Focal amyotrophies of the upper and lower limbs
- V. Disorders Primarily Affecting the Upper Motor Neuron
- 37. Primary lateral sclerosis
- 38. Hereditary spastic paraplegia
- 39. Hereditary ataxias
- 40. Konzo
- VI. Research Studies
- 41. Application of clinical neurophysiology to clinical trials involving motor neuron diseases
- VII. Future Advances and Applications
- 42. The role of clinical neurophysiology in motor neuron diseases: where next?
- Subject Index
