Neuromuscular Diseases

Carlayne E. Jackson; Ratna Bhavaraju-Sanka

doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-72271-1.00123-3

Neuromuscular Diseases

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Abstract

Neuromuscular diseases can be distinguished based on the pattern of weakness and key clinical features on exam. In this chapter, we review disorders of the motor neuron, plexus, and peripheral nerve. The epidemiology, pathology, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis for each disorder is described.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Cecil Essentials of Medicine
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	1101-1110
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9780323722711
ISBN (Print)	9780323722742
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-72271-1.00123-3
State	Published - Jan 1 2021

Keywords

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Guillain-Barré syndrome
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
brachial plexopathy
carpal tunnel syndrome
diabetic neuropathy
mononeuropathies
neuromuscular disease
peripheral neuropathy
spinal muscular atrophy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine

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