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Motor neuron disease in adults /

019978311X (alk. paper)

9780199783113 (alk. paper)

0199783160 (ebk.)

9780199783168 (ebk.)

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Motor neuron disease in adults /

[Book]

edited by Mark B. Bromberg, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

xxviii, 336 pages :

illustrations ;

26 cm

Contemporary neurology series ;

88

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction to motor neuron disease -- History of the recognition of motor neuron disease -- Nomenclature and classification of motor neuron disease -- Clinical anatomy, physiology and pathology of motor neuron disease -- Clinical features of motor neuron disease -- Frontotemporal dysfunction and dementia in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Laboratory tests for motor neuron disease -- Biomarkers for motor neuron disease -- Imaging in motor neuron disease -- Diagnostic criteria for motor neuron disease -- Differential diagnosis of motor neuron disease -- Motor neuron disease progression -- Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Genetics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia -- Genome-wide approaches to identify amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-associated genes -- Pathology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degeneration -- Convergence and divergence in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis syndrome: genetics, molecular pathways and molecular mechanisms -- Immunologic aspects of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Cyanobacteria, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and the BMAA hypothesis -- Animal models of adult motor neuron disease -- Multidisciplinary clinics and practice parameters and guidelines -- Allied health and other providers -- Respiratory assessment and management -- Nutritional assessment and management -- Communication assessment and management -- Psychological and psychiatric assessment and management -- Symptoms and management -- Intimacy, sexuality and pregnancy -- Quality of life -- Caregiver issues -- End-of-life care -- Costs of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis care -- Clinical trial designs in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Stem cell therapy for motor neuron disease

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Motor Neuron Disease in Adults.

9780199783168

Motor neurons-- Diseases

Adult

Motor Neuron Disease

Bromberg, M. B., (Mark B.)

20150225014428.0

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[Book]

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