Edited by Richard Alan Smith. 783 pp., illustrated. New York, Marcel Dekker, 1992. $195. ISBN 0-8247-8610-6.
These are exciting times for investigators of neuromusculardiseases. With the explosion of information about the humangenome, we are advancing on the mysteries of many diseases,such as Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, that were formerly thoughtto be unsolvable. Exciting advances in research on amyotrophiclateral sclerosis include the identification of the locus forthe gene in familial cases, the identification of unique electrophysiologicfeatures that herald a more benign prognosis for some patients,and the recognition of immunologic abnormalities that may identifya treatable form of the disease. Of particular interest is anew approach to therapy that uses . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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