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Edited by Rahman Pourmand. 655 pp., illustrated. Boston, Butterworth–Heinemann, 2001. $125. ISBN 0-7506-7019-3.

There have been important advances in our understanding of neuromuscular disorders during the past decade. Molecular genetics has had a profound effect on the way we investigate these disorders in our patients. Further delineation of inflammatory syndromes of muscle and nerve has allowed improved classification and treatment. It is in this context that Pourmand and colleagues have published this book.

Pourmand clearly aimed to provide a predominantly clinical book that will be of value not only to neurologists but also to other physicians and health care professionals who look after patients with these conditions. The book succeeds at this level. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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