Myasthenia Gravis and Related Disorders

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Myasthenia Gravis and Related Disorders is written by Henry J. Kaminski and published by Springer Science & Business Media. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1592593410 (ISBN 10) and 9781592593415 (ISBN 13).

An international panel of expert clinicians and leading scientists comprehensively review the clinical and basic science of this disease and its relatives, including acquired neuromytonia and Lambert-Eaton syndrome. For the clinician, the book describes the wide range of signs and symptoms that make these diseases difficult to diagnose, review in depth the available diagnostic methods and their limitations, offer practical treatment recommendations based on years of experience, and discuss several promising treatments now emerging. For the basic scientist, the text illuminates neuromuscular structure and function, describes in detail the acetylcholine receptor (the central target of pathology in myasthenia gravis), and illuminates the autoimmune pathogenesis.