Muscular Dystrophy A Concise Guide /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Huml, Raymond A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Neurology.; Pharmacotherapy.; Medicine & Public Health.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

This practical and concise guide offers an overview of muscular dystrophy's (MD) complicated features, treatment options and general resources.  New treatments and a greater understanding of proteins and structures associated with MD are discussed along with long-term patient care.  Also includ...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction to Muscular Dystrophy
• 2.Muscular Dystrophy: Historical Background and Types
• 3.FSHD: The Most Common Type of MD?
• 4.Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies: Underlying Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms
• 5.An Overview of the Muscular Dystrophies: Underlying Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms
• 6.Transition from Childhood to Adult in Patients with Muscular Dystrophy
• 7.Overview of Current Treatments for Muscular Dystrophy
• 8.Physical Therapy and Orthotic Devices for Patients with Muscular Dystrophy
• 9.Orthopedic Care of Children with Muscular Dystrophy
• 10.Global Regulatory Landscape
• 11.Key Challenges to the Approval of Products to Treat Patients with Muscular Dystrophy
• 12.Pharmaceutical Products and Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions as Potential Treatments for Patients with Muscular Dystrophy
• 13.US Patient Advocacy Groups
• 14.Global and National Patient Registries
• 15.Summary
• Index.