Titlebook: Neuromuscular Disease; Case Studies from Qu Hadi Manji,Chris Turner,Matthew R. B. Evans Book 2017 Springer-Verlag London Ltd. 2017 Neuromus

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A Woman Who Could Not Wear High HeelsA 44 year old woman with a positive family history for neuromuscular disease, presents with a slowly progressive peripheral neuropathy, found to be demyelinating on neurophysiology. Genetic testing confirms the diagnosis.

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Rare as Rocking Horse DroppingsA 25 year old Brazilian lady presents with a history consistent with mononeuritis multiplex, examination revealing signs of a neuropathy with a thickened peripheral nerve. Neurophysiology supports this diagnosis and the patient subsequently proceeds to a diagnostic nerve biopsy.

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A Man with Back Pain and Weight LossA 70 year old man presents with a subacute history of back pain and leg numbness, wasting and weakness. Examination and investigations are consistent with a lumbosacral plexus radiculopathy, the differential diagnosis of which is reviewed in detail.

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A Man with an Insidious, Painful MononeuropathyPainful plexopathies can result from inflammatory or malignany infiltration. Prostatic infiltration as describer here is rare. A biopsy is often required to confirm the diagnosis and ascertain the best treatment. Unfortunately the prognosis of infiltration such as this is poor.

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A Lady with Head DropMyasthenia gravis associated with antibodies to muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) has a predilection for bulbar muscles. The diagnosis relies on clinical neurophysiology and serology. Response to anticholinesterase medication and immunosuppression is often disappointing.

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