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"""Textbook of Peripheral Neuropathy is a practical but authoritative reference for clinicians in any medical specialty who are evaluating and treating patients with signs and symptoms of a peripheral neuropathy. Reviewing the full spectrum of clinically significant neuropathies, the book contains chapters on common and rare forms including mononeuropathy in the upper and lower extremities, mononeuritis multiplex, diffuse and symmetric polyneuropathies, brachial and lumbrosacral plexopathies, and spinal root disordersódisorders that can mimic diffuse and/or focal neuropathies, complicating diagnosis and evaluation. Coverage encompasses both inherited and acquired diseases, including neuropathies arising from physical injury, diabetes, alcoholism, toxins, autoimmune responses, nutritional deficiencies, vascular and metabolic disorders, medication-induced neuropathies, and idiopathic conditions. The textbook provides an evidence-based approach to testing, differential diagnosis, and treatment, and should serve as a trusted resource for healthcare professionals confronting the many manifestations of peripheral neuropathy in clinical practice. The chapters are written by internationally renowned expert contributors with deep clinical experience and contain numerous tables, figures, and algorithms providing clear diagnostic and management guidelines. Boxed Clinical Pearls and Key Points allow for quick access to pertinent information, making evaluation and review easy and rewarding. Features of Textbook of Peripheral Neuropathy Include: Practical yet comprehensiveóan accessible ìgo-toî reference for clinicians Covers all clinically relevant peripheral neuropathies Clinical Pearls and Key Points are set off from the text for quick reference Contains clear diagnostic and management guidelines from expert contributors Structured chapters make it easy to find essential point-of-care information """

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Author:   Peter D. Donofrio, MD
Publisher:   Demos Medical Publishing
Imprint:   Demos Medical Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 27.90cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.987kg
ISBN:  

9781936287109

ISBN 10:   1936287102
Pages:   486
Publication Date:   17 April 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Clinical Approach to the Patient with Peripheral Neuropathy, Peter D. Donofrio Chapter 2: Entrapment Neuropathies of the Upper Extremity, Kevin R. Scott, Kishori Somyreddy, and Milind J. Kothari Chapter 3: Common Mononeuropathies of the Lower Extremities, Peter D. Donofrio Chapter 4: Approach to the Evaluation of Mononeuropathy Multiplex, Suraj Ashok Muley and Gareth J. Parry Chapter 5: Diabetic Neuropathy, Jennifer A. Tracy and P. James B. Dyck Chapter 6: Nutritional and Alcoholic Neuropathies, Russell L. Chin, Jennifer Langsdorf, Naomi Feuer, and Bridget Carey Chapter 7: Occupational, Biologic and Environmental Toxic Neuropathies, James W. Albers Chapter 8: Inherited Peripheral Neuropathies (Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease), Jun Li Chapter 9: Role of Electrodiagnosis in the Evaluation of Peripheral Neuropathies, Mark B. Bromberg and Alexander A. Brownell Chapter 10: Brachial and Lumbosacral Plexopathy, Mohammad Alsharabati and Kerry H. Levin Chapter 11: Disorders of Spinal Nerve Roots, Diane W. Braza and David deDianous, P. Andrew Nelson, and Timothy R. Dillingham Chapter 12: Guillain-Barr; Syndrome (GBS), Alexander J. Menze and Ted M. Burns Chapter 13: Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy, Multifocal Motor Neuropathy and Related Disorders, Christina M. Ulane and Thomas H. Brannagan, III Chapter 14: Medication-Related Neuropathy, Peter D. Donofrio Chapter 15: Paraproteinemic Neuropathy: Distinguishing the Ominous from the Ordinary, Charlene Hoffman-Snyder and Benn E. Smith Chapter 16: Neuropathies Due To Amyloidosis, John C. Kincaid Chapter 17: Paraneoplastic Neuropathies, Sindhu Ramchandren and Richard A. Lewis Chapter 18: Vasculitic Neuropathies, Richard Rosenbaum and Andrew Rose-Innes Chapter 19: Infectious Neuropathies, Marcos RG de Freitas and Fernando de Mendonca Cardoso Chapter 20: Sensory Neuronopathies or Ganglionopathies, Thierry Kuntzer and Andreas J. Steck Chapter 21: Porphyric Neuropathies, Elias Abou-Zeid and Peter D. Donofrio Chapter 22: Neuropathies Secondary to Systemic Diseases, James Wallace Teener Chapter 23: Neuropathies Associated With HIV Infection and Antiretroviral Therapy, Kathryn J. Elliott and David M. Simpson Chapter 24: Peripheral Neuropathies in Childhood, Hugh J. McMillan and H. Royden Jones Chapter 25: Bolton's Critical Illness Polyneuropathy, Douglas W. Zochodne Chapter 26: Focal Cranial Neuropathies, LCDR Craig G. Carroll Chapter 27: Multiple Cranial Neuropathy, LCDR Craig G. Carroll and William W. Campbell Chapter 28: Autonomic Neuropathies, Roy Freeman Chapter 29: Laboratory Evaluation of Peripheral Neuropathies, Lenay Santana-Gould and John England

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Peter D. Donofrio, MD, is Professor of Neurology and Chief of the Neuromuscular Section at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.

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