Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : diagnosis and management for the clinician
- Title
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : diagnosis and management for the clinician / edited by Jerry M. Belsh, Philip L. Schiffman.
- Published by
- Armonk, NY : Futura, 1996.
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- Description
- xiv, 390 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Contents
- Foreword / Theodore L. Munsat -- Preface / Jerry M. Belsh and Philip L. Schiffman -- 1. Epidemiology and Historical Perspective of ALS / Jerry M. Belsh -- 2. Etiology and Pathogenesis of ALS: Biochemical, Genetic, and Other Theories / Wimm Robberecht and Robert H. Brown, Jr. -- 3. Definition of Terms, Classification, and Diagnostic Criteria of ALS / Jerry M. Belsh -- 4. Clinical Presentation and Course of ALS / Jerry M. Belsh -- 5. Differential Diagnosis of ALS: Part I. Non-Motor Neuron Diseases and Adult-Onset Spinal Muscular Atrophies / Jerry M. Belsh -- 6. Differential Diagnosis of LAS: Part II. ALS-like Syndromes and ALS Variants / Rup Tandan -- 7. Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of the Patient with Possible ALS / Asa J. Wilbourn -- 8. Neuropathology of ALS / Peter H. King and Hiroshi Mitsumoto -- 9. The Legacy of Lou Gehrig's Disease: Notable People with ALS / Nathaniel I. Schiffman and Melissa G. Schiffman -- 10. Concepts in ALS Treatment / Benjamin Rix Brooks --
- 11. Overall Management of the ALS Patient / Philip L. Schiffman and Jerry M. Belsh -- 12. Neurobehavioral Aspects of ALS / Jill Brooks -- 13. Rehabilitation Management of the ALS Patient / Carl W. Chan and Mehrsheed Sinaki -- 14. Pulmonary Function and Respiratory Management of the ALS Patient / Philip L. Schiffman -- 15. Ethical and Legal Issues in the Management of ALS / James L. Bernat -- 16. From the Patient's Perspective: One Family's Experience with ALS / Pauline Rabin and Roni Rabin.
- Owning institution
- Columbia University Libraries
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.