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" Motor neuron disease in adults / "
edited by Mark B. Bromberg, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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BL
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581412
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b410631
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| Title & Author
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Motor neuron disease in adults /\ edited by Mark B. Bromberg, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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| Series Statement
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Contemporary neurology series ;; 88
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xxviii, 336 pages :: illustrations ;; 26 cm
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9780199783113 (alk. paper)
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: 019978311X (alk. paper)
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9780199783168 (ebk.)
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0199783160 (ebk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction to motor neuron disease -- History of the recognition of motor neuron disease -- Nomenclature and classification of motor neuron disease -- Clinical anatomy, physiology and pathology of motor neuron disease -- Clinical features of motor neuron disease -- Frontotemporal dysfunction and dementia in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Laboratory tests for motor neuron disease -- Biomarkers for motor neuron disease -- Imaging in motor neuron disease -- Diagnostic criteria for motor neuron disease -- Differential diagnosis of motor neuron disease -- Motor neuron disease progression -- Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Genetics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia -- Genome-wide approaches to identify amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-associated genes -- Pathology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degeneration -- Convergence and divergence in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis syndrome: genetics, molecular pathways and molecular mechanisms -- Immunologic aspects of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Cyanobacteria, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and the BMAA hypothesis -- Animal models of adult motor neuron disease -- Multidisciplinary clinics and practice parameters and guidelines -- Allied health and other providers -- Respiratory assessment and management -- Nutritional assessment and management -- Communication assessment and management -- Psychological and psychiatric assessment and management -- Symptoms and management -- Intimacy, sexuality and pregnancy -- Quality of life -- Caregiver issues -- End-of-life care -- Costs of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis care -- Clinical trial designs in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Stem cell therapy for motor neuron disease
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Motor neurons-- Diseases
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Motor Neuron Disease
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Adult
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| Dewey Classification
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616.8/3
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| LC Classification
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RC376.5.M66 2015
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| NLM classification
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WE 550
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| Added Entry
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Bromberg, M. B., (Mark B.)
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