Myasthenia gravis and myasthenic disorders [electronic resource] /
edited by Andrew G. Engel.
- 2nd ed.
- New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 286 p.) : ill. (some col.).
- Contemporary neurology series ; 81 .
- Contemporary neurology series ; 81. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This resource begins with an overview of the anatomy and molecular architecture of the neuromuscular junction and the electrophysiologic diagnosis of its disorders. The introductory chapters are followed by a detailed exposition of the pathogenesis, natural history, diagnosis and therapy of the autoimmune myasthenias, the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, and the increasingly complex and fascinating diseases collectively referred to as congenital myasthenic syndromes.