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Diseases of Muscle

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Abstract

The development of new techniques for the histological study of muscle has led to fresh concepts of the pathogenesis and classification of neuromuscular disorders. In this chapter a general account of the pathological reactions of muscle will be given, particularly in relation to biopsy material, although some attention will also be given to autopsy findings. The features of individual disorders will be summarised.

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  1. University of Southampton, England

    Roy O. Weller BSc, MD, PhD, FRCpath (Professor of Neuropathology and Consultant Neuropathologist) & D. Lindsay McLellan MA, MB, PhD, FRCP (Senior Lecturer in Neurology and Consultant Neurologist)

  2. Wessex Regional Neurological Centre, Southampton, England

    Roy O. Weller BSc, MD, PhD, FRCpath (Professor of Neuropathology and Consultant Neuropathologist) & D. Lindsay McLellan MA, MB, PhD, FRCP (Senior Lecturer in Neurology and Consultant Neurologist)

  3. The London Hospital and St Mark’s Hospital, London, England

    Michael Swash MD, FRCP, MRCPath (Consultant Neurologist and Senior Lecturer in Neuropathology)

  4. the London Hospital Medical College, London, England

    Michael Swash MD, FRCP, MRCPath (Consultant Neurologist and Senior Lecturer in Neuropathology)

  5. The London Hospital Medical College, England

    Carl L. Scholtz MB, MSc, FRCPA (Senior Lecturer in Neuropathology and Consultant Neuropathologist)

  6. The London Hospital, London, England

    Carl L. Scholtz MB, MSc, FRCPA (Senior Lecturer in Neuropathology and Consultant Neuropathologist)

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Weller, R.O., Swash, M., McLellan, D.L., Scholtz, C.L. (1983). Diseases of Muscle. In: Clinical Neuropathology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1335-5_17

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