Myasthenia Gravis and Related Disorders
The third edition of this important, gold-standard title outlines a range of significant advances in the study and understanding of myasthenia gravis. The overarching goal of this new edition is identical to the first and second -- to provide the clinicia
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Henry J. Kaminski Linda L. Kusner Editors
Myasthenia Gravis and Related Disorders Third Edition
Current Clinical Neurology Series Editor: Daniel Tarsy, MD Department of Neurology Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center Boston, MA USA
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Henry J. Kaminski • Linda L. Kusner Editors
Myasthenia Gravis and Related Disorders Third Edition
Editors Henry J. Kaminski Department of Neurology George Washington University Washington, DC USA
Linda L. Kusner Department of Pharmacology and Physiology George Washington University Washington, DC USA
Current Clinical Neurology ISBN 978-3-319-73584-9 ISBN 978-3-319-73585-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73585-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018934837 Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2003, 2009, 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Humana Press imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Series Editor’s Introduction
This third edition of Myasthenia Gravis and Related Disorders continues to provide a very useful update to the two previous editions edited by Dr. Henry Kaminski which were published in the Current Clinical Neurology series in 2003 and 2009. As stated in their preface, Drs. Kaminski and Kusner indicate that this volume marks a recent period of great achievement in the clinical, translational, and basic sciences of the neuromuscular transmission disorders. As befitting a new edition, many chapters have been extensively updated. In addition, recent developments in understanding the basic mechanisms of myasthenia gravis and other disorders of neuromuscular transmission have been expanded by Dr. Kusner. At th
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