Neuromuscular Case Studies

Content: 
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Preface, Page vii
Acknowledgments, Page ix
1 - Neuromuscular Anatomy and Function, Pages 1-25
2 - Neurologic Evaluation and Ancillary Tests, Pages 27-76
3 - Therapy in Neuromuscular Diseases, Pages 77-92
CASE 1 - An Elderly Woman with Numbness in the Hands, Pages 94-97
CASE 2 - A Diabetic Man with Arm Swelling, Pain, and Numbness, Pages 98-105
CASE 3 - A Diabetic Man with Hand Numbness and Fainting Spells, Pages 106-110
CASE 4 - A Man with Hand Pain, Pages 111-115
CASE 5 - A Woman with Hand Weakness, Numbness, and Pain After Cardiac Catheterization, Pages 116-118
CASE 6 - A Man Who Practices Karate and Has Forearm Pain, Pages 119-122
CASE 7 - A Man with a History of Polio Who Developed Hand Weakness and Numbness, Pages 123-128
CASE 8 - A Young Woman with Multiple Sclerosis and Hand Numbness, Pages 129-133
CASE 9 - A Woman with a Wrist Drop and a Mass in the Arm, Pages 134-138
CASE 10 - A Man with Bilateral Arm Weakness After Lumbar Surgery, Pages 139-143
CASE 11 - A Woman with Acute Onset of Shoulder Pain and Weakness, Pages 144-148
CASE 12 - A Man with Lymphoma and Numbness in the Fingers of One Hand, Pages 149-152
CASE 13 - A Woman with Arm Weakness After Treatment for Breast Cancer, Pages 153-155
CASE 14 - A Diabetic Man with Shoulder Pain and Weakness, Pages 156-159
CASE 15 - A Woman with Arm Weakness and a Skin Rash, Pages 160-162
CASE 16 - A Woman with Neck and Arm Pain, Pages 163-164
CASE 17 - A Woman with Neck Pain and a Weak Arm, Pages 165-169
CASE 18 - A Woman with Back Pain and Leg Weakness, Pages 170-174
CASE 19 - A Woman with Back Pain and Weakness, Pages 175-176
CASE 20 - A Woman with Back Pain and Unusual Nerve Conduction Tests, Pages 177-182
CASE 21 - A Man with Pheochromocytoma and Back Pain, Pages 183-186
CASE 22 - A Diabetic Man with Back and Leg Pain, Pages 187-190
CASE 23 - A Man with Leg Pain While Walking, Pages 191-195
CASE 24 - A Man with Foot Pain, Pages 196-200
CASE 25 - A Man with Unilateral Proximal Leg Weakness After Heart Catheterization, Pages 201-204
CASE 26 - A Woman with Uterine Cancer and Unilateral Leg Weakness, Pages 205-209
CASE 27 - A Man with Burning Sensations in the Thigh, Pages 210-213
CASE 28 - A Man with Weakness and Fasciculations in the Lower Extremities, Pages 214-217
CASE 29 - A Woman with Unilateral Facial Weakness, Pages 218-221
CASE 30 - A Diabetic Woman with Muscle Weakness and Ophthalmoplegia, Pages 222-226
CASE 31 - A Man with a Dropped Head, Pages 227-233
CASE 32 - A Man in the “Barrel”, Pages 234-238
CASE 33 - A Man with a Long History of Muscle Weakness in One Arm, Pages 239-244
CASE 34 - A Man with Progressive Leg Muscle Weakness 20 Years After an Acute Paralysis, Pages 245-248
CASE 35 - A Man with One Large Calf, Pages 249-254
CASE 36 - A Man with Muscle Spasms and Elevated Serum Creatine Kinase, Pages 255-260
CASE 37 - A Man with Muscle Twitching and Poor Balance, Pages 261-267
CASE 38 - A Floppy Child, Pages 268-274
CASE 39 - A Man with Acute Areflexic Paralysis and Central Nervous System Symptoms, Pages 275-280
CASE 40 - A Man with Acute Muscle Weakness and Respiratory Failure, Pages 281-285
CASE 41 - A Young Woman with Acute Onset of Clumsiness and Ophthalmoplegia, Pages 286-289
CASE 42 - A Woman with Seafood Poisoning in Catfish Country, Pages 290-293
CASE 43 - A Woman with a Kingly Disease, Pages 294-301
CASE 44 - A Myasthenic Woman with Persistent Weakness, Pages 302-307
CASE 45 - A Man with Neck Pain and Numbness in the Hands, Pages 308-310
CASE 46 - A Woman with Peripheral Neuropathy and Frequent Falls, Pages 311-316
CASE 47 - A Man with Weakness in the Legs, Pages 317-319
CASE 48 - An Elderly Woman with Asymmetric Weakness and a Monoclonal Gammopathy, Pages 320-322
CASE 49 - A Man with Progressive Weakness and Fasciculations, Pages 323-335
CASE 50 - A Man with Diabetic Polyneuropathy Who Developed Rapidly Progressive Weakness, Pages 336-341
CASE 51 - An Older Man with Leg Numbness, Pages 342-347
CASE 52 - A Woman with a Neuropathy and Symptoms of a Central Nervous System Disease, Pages 348-351
CASE 53 - A Man with Progressive Weakness After a Gastroplasty, Pages 352-356
CASE 54 - A Diabetic Woman with Proximal Leg Weakness and Pain, Pages 357-360
CASE 55 - A Diabetic Man with Bilateral Arm Weakness, Pages 361-364
CASE 56 - A Diabetic Man with Pain and Swelling in the Thigh, Pages 365-367
CASE 57 - A Uremic Man with Burning Feet, Pages 368-371
CASE 58A - A Woman with Leg Numbness, Pain, Weakness, and Slow Nerve Conduction Velocities, Pages 372-374
CASE 58B - A Boy with Leg Weakness, Pages 375-382
CASE 59 - A Man with Hand Weakness and Numbness After Skiing, Pages 383-385
CASE 60 - A Man with Recurrent Foot Drop, Pages 386-392
CASE 61 - An Elderly Woman with Foot Drop and Hand Weakness, Pages 393-398
CASE 62 - A Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Developed Numbness and Pain in the Feet, Pages 399-404
CASE 63 - A Woman with Granulomatous Lesions in the Lungs and a Peripheral Neuropathy, Pages 405-410
CASE 64 - A Man with a Neuropathy, Weight Loss, and Lung Nodules, Pages 411-414
CASE 65 - A Woman with Difficulty Walking and Ataxia, Pages 415-421
CASE 66 - A Man with Progressive Neuropathy and Congestive Heart Failure, Pages 422-428
CASE 67 - An Elderly Woman with a Progressive Neuropathy, Pages 429-432
CASE 68 - A Young Woman with Difficulty Swallowing, Pages 433-435
CASE 69 - A Young Woman with Intermittent Weakness and a Positive Family History of Similar Problems, Pages 436-443
CASE 70 - A Woman with Muscle Weakness and Areflexia, Pages 444-447
CASE 71 - An Elderly Woman with Proximal Weakness, Pages 448-453
CASE 72 - A Young Woman with Distal Upper Extremity Weakness, Pages 454-463
CASE 73A - A Young Man with Episodic Weakness, Pages 464-469
CASE 73B - An African American Man with Hyperthyroidism and Acute Paralysis, Pages 470-471
CASE 74 - A Boy with Large Muscles, Leg Pain, and Elevated Serum Creatine Kinase, Pages 472-479
CASE 75 - A Woman with Proximal Muscle Weakness, Calf Hypertrophy, Heel Contractures, and Elevated Serum Creatine Kinase, Pages 480-483
CASE 76 - A Young Man with Distal Leg Wasting and Normal Sensation, Pages 484-492
CASE 77 - A Woman with Droopy Eyelids and Difficulty Swallowing, Pages 493-496
CASE 78 - A Man with Facial and Shoulder Muscle Weakness, Pages 497-502
CASE 79 - A Boy Born Floppy with Severe Weakness, and Later, Contractures, Pages 503-509
CASE 80 - A Woman with Long-standing Weakness and Foot Deformities, Pages 510-514
CASE 81 - A Woman with Droopy Eyelids and Ophthalmoplegia, Pages 515-521
CASE 82 - A Man with Weakness and Swelling in the Neck, Pages 522-525
CASE 83 - A Woman with Muscle Pains and Dark Urine, Pages 526-532
CASE 84 - A Woman with Progressive Proximal Muscle Weakness, Pages 533-538
CASE 85 - A Sedentary Man with Acute Respiratory Failure and Myoglobinuria, Pages 539-544
CASE 86 - A Uremic Man with Proximal Muscle Weakness, Pages 545-549
CASE 87 - A Woman with Weakness, Elevated Cholesterol, and Serum Creatine Kinase Levels, Pages 550-553
CASE 88 - An Older Woman with Leg Weakness and Atrophic Muscle Fibers on Biopsy, Pages 554-558
CASE 89A - A Woman with Muscle Weakness and a Skin Rash, Pages 559-561
CASE 89B - A Child with Muscle Weakness and a Skin Rash, Pages 562-566
CASE 90 - A Man with Muscle Pains, Pages 567-571
CASE 91 - An Older Woman with Progressive Muscle Weakness, Pages 572-576
CASE 92 - An HIV-Infected Man with Muscle Weakness and Spasms, Pages 577-580
CASE 93 - A Woman with Limb Swelling and Pain, Pages 581-583
CASE 94 - A Man with a Bent Spine, Pages 584-587
CASE 95 - A Man with Muscle Stiffness, and Later with Diplopia, Pages 588-593
CASE 96 - A Woman with Muscle Cramps and Fasciculations, Pages 594-600
CASE 97 - A Man with Large and Stiff Muscles, Pages 601-608
CASE 98 - A Boy with Short Stature, Small Jaw, Muscle Hypertrophy, and Stiffness, Pages 609-611
CASE 99 - An Elderly Woman with Muscle Spasms, Pages 612-615
CASE 100 - A Woman with Proximal Muscle Weakness and Neuromuscular Irritability, Pages 616-619
CASE 101 - A Woman with Focal Spontaneous Muscle Movements, Pages 620-623
Index of Cases by Diagnosis, Pages 625-627
Index, Pages 629-646