Muscle diseases (e.g. muscular dystrophy) form an important part of the neurologist's workload. This book is the latest edition of the most comprehensive single-volume reference work on clinical diseases of voluntary (skeletal) muscle. Recent advances in molecular biology have produced major changes in the diagnosis and classification of these diseases, edited and authored by a select team of experts from around the world, this edition has been extensively revised to cover these changes. Many chapters have been completely rewritten, and several entirely new chapters have been added to bring it right up to date with the latest developments.

Product Description: Available as a CD-ROM only, this title is a groundbreaking effort in myological text as its organisation does not follow traditional guidelines. The diseases are grouped into major categories that are characterised by a common molecular or functional feature rather than a traditional designation...read more

Product Description: This book has been described as the bible of muscle disease, from both a scientific and a clinical point of view. It is a comprehensive work that explains and illustrates in detail all pathological reactions of skeletal muscles that occur in human disease...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)