Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

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Section I. Anatomy and physiology -- A) Structure and function of peripheral nerve -- 1. Anatomy and histology of the peripheral nerve B.E. Smith (Scottsdale, AZ, USA) -- 2. Physiology and function C. Krarup (Copenhagen, Denmark) -- B) Types of abnormalities -- 3. Nerve biopsy G. Midroni and J.Bilbao (Toronto, Canada) -- 4. Pathophysiology of demyelination and axonal degeneration B. V. Watson, A. X. Nguyen and W. F. Brown (Ontario, Canada and South Cloud, MN, USA) -- Section II. Methodology and technique in assessing the peripheral nerve -- A) General principles -- 5. Principles of stimulation and recording H. Nodera and R. Kaji (Tokushima, Japan) -- 6. Peripheral motor nerve conduction studies K. H. Levin (Cleveland, OH, USA) -- 7. Sensory nerve conduction studies T.E. Bertorini (Memphis, TN, USA) -- 8. Testing for focal processes: inching in short increments M. E. Landau and W. W. Campbell (Washington, DC, USA) -- 9. Late responses (F waves and A waves): methdology and techniques R. J. Guiloff (London, UK) -- 10. Reflex responses, silent period and long latency responses J. Valls-Sol︠ and G. Deuschl (Barcelona, Spain) -- 11. Nerve root stimulation D. L. Menkes (Memphis, TN,USA ) -- 12.Motor unit number estimation in peripheral neuropathies M. B. Bromburg (Salt Lake City, UT, USA) -- 13. Pelvic floor conduction studies D. B.Vodu̧ek (Ljubljana, Slovenia) -- 14. Anomalies of innervation: anatomy and testing -- J. Gert van Dijk (Leiden, Netherlands) -- 15. Other pitfalls and sources of errors A. Al- Shekhlee and D. C. Preston (Cleveland, OH, USA) -- 16. Collision testing H. W. Sander (New York, NY, USA) -- 17. Assessment of nerve excitability properties in peripheral nerve disease C. S. -Y Lin, M.C. Kiernan, D. Burke and H. Bostock (London, UK and Sydney, Australia) -- 18. Conduction velocity distribution W. Schulte-Mattler (Regensburg, Germany) -- 19. Magnetic stimulation M. Yeh, J. Kimura and T. Yamada (Iowa City, IA, USA) -- 20. Applications of SSEP recordings in the evaluation of the peripheral nervous system M. Yeh, T. Yamada and J. Kimura (Iowa City, IA, USA) -- 21. Electromyographic assessment of peripheral nerve diseases: an overview J. Massey (Durham, NC, USA) -- 22. Autonomic testing F. O.Walker (Winston Salem, NC, USA) -- 23. Normal value determination L.R. Robinson (Seattle, WA, USA) -- 24. Nerves of the head and upper cervical region E. Aul (Iowa City, IA, USA) -- 25. Commonly tested nerves in the shoulder girdle and upper limb V. Tan and N. Murray (London, UK) -- 26. Nerves of the pelvic girdle W. J. Litchy (Rochester, MN, USA) -- 27.Commonly tested nerves in the lower -- D. G. Larriviere and L.H. Phillips Charlottesville, VA, USA) -- Section III Clinical application -- A) Radiculopathies and plexopathies -- 28.Cervical and thoracic radiculopathies E. S. Date and B. -J. Kim (Palo Alto, CA, USA) -- 29. Brachial plexus lesions W. Trojaborg and J. Payan (Hellerup, Denmark and Twickenham, UK) -- 30.Lumbosacral radiculopathies M. Aminoff (San Francisco, CA, USA) -- 31. Lumbosacral plexopathies A. J. Wilbourn (Cleveland, OH, USA) -- B) Polyneuropthies -- 32. Neuropathies associated with medical conditions J. W. Teener and J.W. Albers (Ann Arbor, MI, USA) -- 33. Toxic neuropathies J. W. Albers and J. W. Teener (Ann Arbor, MI, USA) -- 34.Guillain- Barř Syndrome D. R. Cornblath and R. A.C. Hughes (Baltimore, MD, USA and London, UK) -- 35.Chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy and multifocal motor neuropathy P. Kelkar and S. A. Muley (Iowa City, IA and Minneapolis, MN, USA) -- 36.Peripheral neuropathies associated with plasma cell dyscrasias C. Grow and J.J. (Washington, DC, USA) -- 37.Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and related disorders B. E. Shapiro, M. C. Hannibal and P. F. Chance (Cleveland, OH and Seattle WA, USA) -- 38. Other inherited neuropathies K. B. Boylan and V. Chaudhry (Jacksonville, FL and Baltimore, MD, USA) -- C) Mononeuropathies -- 39. Diseases of cranial nerves and brainstem G. Cruccu and A. Truini (Rome, Italy) -- 40. Diseases of the nerves in the shoulder girdle and upper limb S. Riggans and J. D. England (Billings, MT, USA) -- 41. Diseases of the nerves in the pelvic girdle and lower limb S. J. Oh (Birmingham, AL, USA) -- 42. Other mononeuropathies R. J. Lederman (Cleveland, OH, USA) -- Section IV. Future directions -- 43. Developments in the assessment of peripheral nerve function D. Burke and M. C. Kiernan (Sydney, Australia).

A volume in the Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology series on peripheral neuropathies. The ultimate reference source for clinical neurophysiologists on peripheral neuropathies.Volume in a prestigious series published in association with the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology.International contributor list drawn from around the world.