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Beschreibung
This practical and concise guide offers an overview of muscular dystrophy's complicated features, treatment options and general resources. New treatments and a greater understanding of proteins and structures associated with MD are discussed along with long term patient care. Also included are clinical and developmental challenges within the current regulatory landscape and recent scientific and clinical advances. Muscular Dystrophy offers clinicians, researchers, pharmaceutical executives and patient advocacy groups an easy-to-read reference that provides the necessary perspectives of the care giver and patient.
This practical and concise guide offers an overview of muscular dystrophy's complicated features, treatment options and general resources. New treatments and a greater understanding of proteins and structures associated with MD are discussed along with long term patient care. Also included are clinical and developmental challenges within the current regulatory landscape and recent scientific and clinical advances. Muscular Dystrophy offers clinicians, researchers, pharmaceutical executives and patient advocacy groups an easy-to-read reference that provides the necessary perspectives of the care giver and patient.
Über den Autor

Raymond A. Huml, MS, DVM, RAC, is Executive Director, Strategic Drug Development, in the Biosimilars Center of Excellence at Quintiles. He was recently the author of the SpringerBrief, Pharmaceutical Competitive Intelligence for the Regulatory Affairs Professional. He has recruited several prominent MD's to contribute chapters to Muscular Dystrophy: A Concise Guide.

Zusammenfassung

Provides an overview of muscular dystrophy's features and treatment options

Clinical and scientific advances are presented along with the regulatory landscape for muscular dystrophy

Concise and practical guide for healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical executives and patient advocacy groups

Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction to Muscular Dystrophy.- 2.Muscular Dystrophy: Historical Background and Types.- [...]: The Most Common Type of MD?.- 4.Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies: Underlying Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms.- [...] Overview of the Muscular Dystrophies: Underlying Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms.- 6.Transition from Childhood to Adult in Patients with Muscular Dystrophy.- 7.Overview of Current Treatments for Muscular Dystrophy.- 8.Physical Therapy and Orthotic Devices for Patients with Muscular Dystrophy.- 9.Orthopedic Care of Children with Muscular Dystrophy.- 10.Global Regulatory Landscape.- [...] Challenges to the Approval of Products to Treat Patients with Muscular Dystrophy.- 12.Pharmaceutical Products and Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions as Potential Treatments for Patients with Muscular Dystrophy.- [...] Patient Advocacy Groups.- 14.Global and National Patient Registries.- 15.Summary.- Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Fachbereich: Andere Fachgebiete
Genre: Mathematik, Medizin, Naturwissenschaften, Technik
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: xxiv
191 S.
13 s/w Illustr.
30 farbige Illustr.
191 p. 43 illus.
30 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783319173610
ISBN-10: 3319173618
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 978-3-319-17361-0
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Huml, Raymond A.
Herausgeber: Raymond A Huml
Hersteller: Springer
Springer International Publishing AG
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße: 235 x 155 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Raymond A. Huml
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.07.2015
Gewicht: 0,375 kg
Artikel-ID: 104834702

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