Handbook of Muscle Disease (Neurological Disease and Therapy)

Presents an up-to-date review of the principal disorders of muscle. Details the clinical aspects, pathology, molecular biology, genetics, and management of muscle disease--including recent advances in muscle strength measurement, exercise testing, biopsy interpretation, quantitative electromyography, myoimaging, spectroscopy, and the application of genetic techniques. Features a simplified Diagnostic Index of Neuromuscular Diseases, including an alphabetical index for easy ICD-10NA coding.