The Neuromuscular Disease Center: www.neuro.wustl.edu/neuromuscular

overview of neuromuscular disease

neuromuscular disorders encompass a broad spectrum of disorders from the anterior horn cell to the muscle tissue itself. the given condition can be either genetic or acquired. these group of disorders are diagnostically challenging as many of them also pose other systemic findings. one example would the commonly seen mental retardation in duchenne muscular dystrophy. from the practical point of...

rehabilitation in neuromuscular disease

neuromuscular diseases are abnormal processes involving cns (central nervous system), pns (peripheral nervous system), nmj (neuromuscular junction), muscle or any combination of these. our goals in neuromuscular disease are maintenance of function, quality of life, educate patient and family, anticipate needs, expect change and prevent or delay complications. limb contractures and scoliosis, we...

Neuromuscular Disease.

Sleep and Neuromuscular Disease

Neuromuscular disease and anaesthesia.

Diseases affecting the neuromuscular system are numerous and not uncommon (for classification see Appendix). Almost all of the drugs used in anaesthesia have either a direct or an indirect effect on muscle, and so an understanding by anaesthetists of the neuromuscular diseases is essential in view of the universal requirement of muscle relaxation during surgery. The intention of this article is...