Myology

The most comprehensive reference on neuromuscular diseases and disorders! Edited by the world's leading authority, this is the reference of choice for neurologists who a need a complete, authoritative work on muscle diseases and disorders. Features over 100 color illustrations of clinical, pathological, and imaging studies in myology. Includes important information on muscular dystrophy and inflammatory disease as well as a better understanding of mitochondrial diseases and the genetic basis of inherited diseases.

Table of Contents:
MYOLOGY,3/E SCIENTIFIC BASIS Development, Differentiation and Diversity 1 The Embryonic Origin of Muscle 2 Morphogenesis of skeletal muscle fibers 3 Satellite and stem cells; muscle regeneration 4 The Diversity of Muscle Fibers and its Origin 5 Physiology of Motor Units and their Control 6 The extraocular muscles, Muscle contraction 7 The Structure of Contractile Filaments 8 The Structure of Vertebrate Muscle Myosin 9 The Cross Bridge Cycle and the Energetics of Muscle Contraction The control of muscle fiber activity 10 Ionic Channels and their Function in Muscle Activity 11 The Sarcoplasmic Reticulum and the Transverse Tubules 12 Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Skeletal Muscle 13 Activation of the Contractile Mechanism by Calcium 14 The Proteins of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Neuromuscular transmission 15 The Neuromuscular Junction 16 Neuromuscular Transmission 17 Acetylcholine receptors: Structure function 18 Function and Molecular Structure of Acetylcholinesterase Muscle as a tissue 19 The Subcortical Cytoskeleton and the Plasma Membrane 20 The Extracellular Matrix 21 The Muscle Spindle 22 The Microcirculation of Muscle 23 Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism in Muscle 24 Lysosomal Metabolism and its Relevance to Skeletal Muscle GENERAL APPROACHES TO NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES 25 The clinical examination 26 Electrodiagnosis of Muscle disorders 27 Muscle Imaging 28 Noninvasive evaluation of metabolic myopathies 29 The Muscle Biopsy 30 Basic Reactions of Muscle 31 Ultrastructural changes in diseased muscle 32 Immune Mechanisms in Muscle Diseases 33 The Tools of Molecular Genetics And Their Application to the Study Of Muscle Diseases DISEASES OF MUSCLE Muscular Dystrophies 34 Dystrophinopathies 35 Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy 36 Myotonic Dystrophy 37 Limb Girdle Dystrophies 38 Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy and Scapuloperoneal Syndrome 39 Bethlem Myopathy 40 Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy 41 X-Linked Vacuolar Myopathy 42 Distal Muscular Dystrophies 43 Myofibrillar Myopathies 44 Congenital Muscular Dystrophies 45 Cardiomyopathies Associated with Muscular Dystrophies Altered Excitability of the Cell Membrane 46 Nondystrophic Channelopathies: Myotonias and Per Paralyses 47 Neuromyotonia Inflammatory Myopathies 48 Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis Syndromes 49 Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis 50 Inclusion Body Myopathy 51 Virus Related Muscle Diseases 52 Parasitic Myositis 53 Other Inflammatory Myopathies Congenital Myopathies 54Congenital Myopathies Metabolic Disorders Affecting Muscle 55 Nonlysosomal Glycogenoses (and review of carbohydrate metabolism) 56 Acid Maltase Deficiency 57 Disorders of Lipid Metabolism (and review of lipid metabolism) 58 Mitochondrial Diseases 59 Malignant Hyperthermia 60 Myoglobinura 61 Myopathies due to Drugs, Toxins, and Nutritional Deficiency 62 Endocrine Myopathies 63 Muscle Pain, Cramps, and Fatigue Disturbances of Neuromuscular Transmission 64Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis 65 Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome 66 Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes Neural Diseases 67 Motor Neuron Diseases in Children 68 Motor Neuron Diseases in Adults 69 Disease of Peripheral Nerves 70 Congenital Deformities

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