Peripheral Nerve Disorders
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Peripheral Nerve Disorders: Chapter 12. DNA testing in hereditary neuropathies
By Sinéad M. Murphy, Matilde Laurá, Mary M. ReillyTabor A, Alfirevic Z. Update on procedurerelated risks for prenatal diagnosis techniques. Fetal Diagn Ther. ... Small heatshock protein 22 mutated in autosomal dominant Charcot −Marie−Tooth disease type 2 L. Hum Genet.
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Peripheral Nerve Disorders: Chapter 16. Sensory-motor assessment in clinical research trials
By Joseph C. Arezzo, Shirley Seto, Herbert H. SchaumburgSchaumburg HH, Wisniewski H, Spencer PS. Ultrastructural studies of the dyingback process I Peripheral nerve terminal and axon degeneration in systemic acrylamide intoxication. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 1974;33:260.
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Peripheral Nerve Disorders: Chapter 5. Biology of Schwann cells
By Grahame J. Kidd, Nobuhiko Ohno, Bruce D. TrappGrinspan JB, Marchionni MA, Reeves M, et al. Axonal interactions regulate Schwann cell apoptosis in developing peripheral nerve: neuregulin receptors and the role of neuregulins. J Neurosci. 1996;16:6107–6118. Guilbot A, Williams A, ...
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Peripheral Nerve Disorders: Chapter 4. Physiology and pathophysiology of myelinated nerve fibers
By Matthew C. Kiernan, Ryuji KajiPhysiology and pathophysiology of myelinated nerve fibers Matthew C. Kiernan, Ryuji Kaji ... and the impedance mismatch at the demyelinated heminode must be corrected by insertion of short internodes (Waxman and Brill, 1978).
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Peripheral Nerve Disorders: Chapter 8. Imaging of the peripheral nervous system
By Guido Stoll, Einar Wilder-Smith, Martin BendszusDue to the radiation exposure and limited sensitivity in soft tissue contrast, computed-tomography (CT) plays no significant role in the diagnostic work-up of PN disorders.
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Peripheral Nerve Disorders: Chapter 29. HIV peripheral neuropathy
By Alberto Alain Gabbai, Adauto Castelo, Acary Souza Bulle OliveiraPeripheral neuropathies are the most common neurological manifestations occurring in HIV-infected individuals.
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Peripheral Nerve Disorders: Chapter 44. Neuromuscular complications of critical illness
By Douglas W. Zochodne, Kurien KoshyThis chapter reviews the clinical, electrophysiological, and pathological features of these conditions and provides clinicians with approaches toward diagnosing and investigating ICUAW.
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Peripheral Nerve Disorders: Chapter 11. Antibody testing in peripheral nerve disorders
By Andreas Steck, Nobuhiro Yuki, Francesc GrausThe identification of autoantibodies associated with dysimmune neuropathies was a major contribution to the characterization of peripheral nerve disorders, the understanding of their pathophysiology, and the clinical diagnosis of ...
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Peripheral Nerve Disorders: Chapter 33. Diabetic neuropathy
By Gérard SaidDiabetes is the most common cause of peripheral neuropathy in the world. Both type 1 (insulin-dependent) and type 2 diabetes are commonly complicated by peripheral nerve disorders.
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Peripheral Nerve Disorders: Chapter 34. Biology of diabetic neuropathy
By Eva L. Feldman, Andrea M. Vincent, Bernadette CalabekAdvances in understanding the combined metabolic stressors and the novel study of epigenetics suggest new therapeutic targets to combat this morbid and intractable disease affecting millions of patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
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Peripheral Nerve Disorders: Chapter 45. The surgery of peripheral nerves (including tumors)
By Kåre FugleholmSurgical pathology of the peripheral nervous system includes traumatic injury, entrapment syndromes, and tumors.
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Peripheral Nerve Disorders: Pathology and Genetics
By Joachim Weiß, Jean-Michel VallatPeripheral Nerve Disorders: Pathology and Genetics is a definitive, clinically-oriented guide to the pathology of peripheral nerve disorders.
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Peripheral Nerve Disorders
By Gérard Said, Christian KrarupTable 12.1 Continued Type Gene/locus Specific phenotype 1X-linked CMT Males CMT1 (þ/À patchy MCVs)/Females CMT2 ... GUIDE TO GENETIC TESTING Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 1 AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT CHARCOTÀMARIEÀTOOTH DISEASE TYPE 1 The ...
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Peripheral Nerve Disorders: Chapter 41. Paraneoplastic neuropathy
By Haruki Koike, Gen SobueRecent progress in serological screening of paraneoplastic antibodies and in diagnostic imaging techniques to detect malignancies has enabled a broadening of the concept of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes by integrating nonclassic ...
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Peripheral Nerve Disorders: Chapter 26. Vasculitic neuropathy
By Gérard Said, Alexander F.J.E. VranckenVasculitis is a primary phenomenon in autoimmune diseases such as polyarteritis nodosa, Wegener’s granulomatosis, Churg–Strauss syndrome, microscopic polyangiitis, and essential mixed cryoglobulinemia.
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Peripheral Nerve Disorders: Chapter 14. How to explore a patient with a chronic axonal polyneuropathy
By Amparo Gutierrez, John D. EnglandChronic axonal polyneuropathies are very frequently encountered by physicians.