Muscle diseases : a guide to differential diagnosis, investigation and management / [edited by] Andria Merrison and Stefen Brady ; image editor, Kathryn Urankar. - First edition. - 1 online resource

"A how-to-guide on the clinical assessment and investigation of patients presenting with muscle-related symptoms. Featuring a case-based approach, this accessible text is suitable for a wide range of clinical specialists who see patients presenting with both common and rare muscle diseases. Muscle diseases are often initially missed or misdiagnosed as they are uncommon disorders and can present in a variety of ways, often mimicking other more common disorders. Careful assessment of the history, physical examination and appropriate choice of investigations is therefore essential to reaching a diagnosis and providing short and long-term effective management plans"--

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RC925.55