New Book About Neuropathy Jan 2014

Today's post from novapublishers.com (see link below) is another advertisement for a new book about Neuropathy. We normally don't advertise for publishers, in the same way that we don't advertise for clinics or private companies but if the book seems to be a taking a slightly different approach, it may offer more information to its readers than the standard texts. There are many books about neuropathy available and this one does state that they aim to 'challenge' their readers, which may mean that it's difficult to read, however, ordering it via a library, or glancing through in a bookshop may help with your decision as to whether it's going to help you or not. It does discuss neuropathies associated with HIV infection, where many others avoid the subject completely.

Contemporary Issues in Peripheral Neuropathy

Editors: Daniel L. Menkes (UCHC Neurology Department, Farmington, Connecticut, USA)

Book Description: There are many books on polyneuropathy available that are comprehensive in nature. Many of these are encyclopedic in their scope. However, there are very few books that review the basics of clinical neurophysiological testing, genetics and the commonly encountered neuropathies. There are even fewer that are willing to address less commonly encountered neuropathies such as amyloidosis and neuropathies associated with HIV infection. Many such textbooks also avoid interdisciplinary topics such as the management of pelvic floor dysfunction and the surgical treatment of compression and traumatic neuropathies. This book addresses this void by dividing this book into three distinct sections. The first three chapter section addresses basic clinical neurophysiological techniques, genetic testing and the inherited neuropathies. The larger middle section addresses acquired demyelinating neuropathies, monoclonal gammopathies, HIV neuropathy and familial amyloidosis. The final section concludes with a summary of neuropathies affecting pelvic function and a plastic surgeon’s approach to the treatment of compression and traumatic neuropathies. The authors who wrote these chapters have extensive expertise in these topics such that the literature review was comprehensive. The final chapter on the surgical treatment of compression neuropathies may be viewed as controversial by some and even heretical by others but it provides a unique perspective on the management of patients who are symptomatic and yet have relatively unremarkable clinical and electrodiagnostic investigations. The reader will find up to date information on a variety of topics; common and uncommon. This book attempts to educate as well as challenge the reader. (Imprint: Nova Biomedical)

Table of Contents: Preface Chapter 1. The Role of Clinical Neurophysiology in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Neuropathies (Elisabeth Chroni, Department of Neurology, University of Patras, Greece) Chapter 2. Role of Genetic Testing in Peripheral Neuropathy (Charles H. Whitaker, University of Connecticut Health Center Farmington, Connecticut, USA and others) Chapter 3. Hereditary Peripheral Neuropathies (Meriem Tazir, Mounia Bellatache and Sonia Nouioua, Service de Neurologie, CHU Mustapha Bacha, Algiers, Algeria, and others) Chapter 4. Guillain–Barré Syndrome (Akiyuki Hiraga, Masahiro Mori and Satoshi Kuwabara, Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan) Chapter 5. Evolving Concepts in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) (Paolo Ripellino, Thomas Fleetwood, Roberto Cantello and Cristoforo Comi, Department of Translational Medicine, Section of Neurology and Interdisciplinary Research Centre of Autoimmune Diseases (IRCAD), Amedeo Avogadro University, Novara, Italy) Chapter 6. Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy in Children: A Pediatric Neurologist's Perspective (Christian Ionita, Connecticut Children's Medical Center/University of Connecticut Health Center, Connecticut, USA) Chapter 7. Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance and Polyneuropathy (Kam Newman, Ihab El-Hemaidi, Jagar A. Jasem and Mojtaba Akhtari, Section of Transfusion Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA and others) Chapter 8. Peripheral Neuropathies in HIV Infection (Maurizio Osio, Caterina Nascimbene, Alessandra Vanotti and Cristoforo Comi, Neurology Department. University of Milan, "L. Sacco" Hospital, Milan, Italy and others) Chapter 9. Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy (FAP): Clinical Features, Pathophysiology, and Treatment (Mª Teresa Tomás, Helena Santa-Clara, Élia Mateus and Estela Monteiro, Exercise and Health Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Human Performance, Lisbon, Portugal and others) Chapter 10. Peripheral Neuropathy in Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (Consuelo Valles-Antuna and Jesus M. Fernandez-Gomez, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain) Chapter 11. The Surgical Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathies: A Plastic Surgeon’s Perspective (Sean Wolfort, Surgery Department, Florida State University, and University of Central Florida, Florida, USA) Index

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Neuropathy Book Recommendation

Today's post from ireport.cnn.com (see link below) is a review of a new book about living with neuropathy. In this case, the author is speaking from personal experience and can therefore bring a fresh and more relevant approach to the subject. Many books about neuropathy can tend to err on the side of the scientific and become somewhat 'dry' reading matter but here Dean S Lewis tells a tale that most readers will be able to identify with. In his case, the cause was antibiotics but the end-result was the neuropathy most people know all too well. Possibly his best piece of advice is something this blog wholeheartedly endorses and that is to gather as much information as you possibly can about the disease and relate it to your own situation. It's a cliche but knowledge really is power!




Living With Peripheral Neuropathy: 9 Simple Steps Guide To Reduce The Pain
By noblex | Posted March 19, 2015

http://www.listfree.org/146932-dean-s-lewis.html

Dean S. Lewis took some antibiotics, not knowing his life would change forever. This was in 1998. His body reacted negatively to the antibiotics. Every organ in his body except the brain failed. Not even his heart was working. For two months, he lay in the intensive care unit dying. He spent one of the two months in a medically induced coma. Doctors said only a miracle would restore his fortunes. A miracle happened and he has lived to tell the story. However, Dean was left with chronic medical conditions, one being peripheral neuropathy.

Dean has written a book entitled “Peripheral Neuropathy: Nine Simple Steps to Reduce Your Pain” which teaches others with neuropathy how to manage it. He also gives daily tips to people living with neuropathy, in their journey to overcome it.

Dean is a fighter. While his parents worried about his life and whether or not he would leave the ICU alive, he believed he would somehow survive. He is now doing great. He has perfected ‘the art’ of controlling his neuropathy. Dean has a regimen he follows to keep his symptoms at bay. Some of the symptoms he deals with today include tingling in his legs. The tingling has, however, reduced significantly after strictly following his regimen.

He is now a fulltime clinical analyst. He interacts with physicians, nurses and others in the medical field. His work involves implementing the medical practitioners’ requests for information from their database. He is also a life coach. Anyone with a chronic condition can contact Dean for help. He inspires many with his personal story of struggle, endurance and overcoming. Dean pursues his goals. He was able to attend World Cup 2014 in Brazil. He prepared his mind and body for the grueling schedule months before the trip to be in the most optimal condition.

Dean practices gratitude every morning. He knows every day is a gift and is very grateful for one more day of life. He says he experiences numbness in his feet when he wakes up in the morning. So, he starts by getting his body to literally feel his feet. He exerts tension on his feet and muscles to allow his body to wake up in phases.

Once this is done, he steps on the floor and does his cardio, stretches and pushups. This way, his muscles stay strong. This is very helpful when dealing with peripheral neuropathy. Dean says exercise strengthens the muscles and give the nerves the stimulation they need to keep the body fit.

Over the years, Dean has been told over and over again he should share the story of his survival and overcoming peripheral neuropathy. He also used to attend neuropathy support groups and he would listen to people’s frustrations and see their pain. He loved speaking in these gatherings and would inspire those suffering to hope for a life beyond the frustrations of neuropathy. All these happenings pushed him to write the book “Peripheral Neuropathy Nine Simple Steps To Reduce The Pain” which is available on Amazon.
Dean has had moments he wanted to give up. He says it was especially challenging when he experienced so much pain. He says a lot of times when he would skip his regimen or not get enough sleep or push himself a little too far, he would experience so much pain that he would feel like giving up. Dean, however, says he would remember how far he has come and push himself back to his regimen as a way out of his pain.

Dean advices anyone suffering from a chronic illness to gather as much information about the condition as they possibly can. He says this is where it all begins. Once you know the condition you are suffering from, Dean says you can start to understand how you can overcome it. According to Dean, it is also okay to ask for help. “Don’t be afraid to speak to a friend… Don’t feel that there’s something wrong with you. Listen: everyone has something to deal with,” Dean says.

Dean’s mindset was a big contributor to getting his life back on track after the neuropathy experience. Long before he could walk and drive again, he would use his mind to strengthen and reform his neural pathways by imagining himself driving. Though he could not move, Dean believes this helped him recover faster.
Today, he takes no pain killers. He has been liberated. He wants to show others how they can overcome peripheral neuropathy or other chronic conditions.

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1226290

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A New Book About Neuropathy May Be Worth A Read

Today's post from press.jhu (see link below) is basically a book review via an interview with the author but a very useful one nevertheless. Despite the seeming growth of neuropathy as a 'coffee table topic' and more and more people understanding what happens to millions of people across the world with nerve damage; there are still relatively few good books on the subject available. By good books, I mean books about nerve damage that everybody can relate to without being bogged down by impossible neural science. Dr Janice Wiesman has written 'Peripheral Neuropathy: What It Is and What You Can Do to Feel Better​.' and it seems very promising indeed for the average person who is battling the disease daily. We need objectivity; no hidden commercial agendas and plain well-explained facts that don't try to blind us with science. This book may go some way to providing us with exactly that. Objective, factual information is like gold-dust, so it may be worth while keeping an eye out for this publication.

Q&A with Dr. Janice Wiesman 
Submitted by krm on Tue, 2016-10-25

With her new book coming out soon, Dr. Janice Wiesman has stopped by the JHUP blog to answer a few questions about Peripheral Neuropathy.

Q: Why did you decide to write this book?

For the past 20 years I have been educating patients and families about neuropathy in the office. For the past 10 years I have been speaking at neuropathy support group meetings and patients and families have asked me to make my slides available. So, after 20 years of educating patients and families a few at a time, I decided to listen to my patients and write the book. The last such book written for patients and families was publish in 2006. A lot has changed since then. In addition, I noticed that all of the other books out there on peripheral neuropathy are written by non-physicians: patients, therapists, chiropractors etc. Some of them seen to have a hidden, commercial agenda that I think is not appropriate for a book intending to inform and advise people who have an illness. In addition to providing information regarding neuropathy and a guide through the process of being examined, tested and evaluated in the neurologist’s office, this book is intended to empower patients during their office visit. They have to make sure that the neurologist is explaining things to them to their satisfaction and providing the information and services they need to live the best life possible.

Q: What were some of the most surprising things you learned while writing/researching the book?

It reminded me of what a truly miraculous structure is a nerve cell. A nerve cell, called a neuron, is 50 microns in diameter. That is 50 millionths of a meter. It maintains an arm-like structure that can be up to 3 feet long. That is like a man who is 6 feet tall maintaining an arm that is 20 miles long! This nerve cell and its long arm have to work for 120 years. New nerve cells and nerves are not made; you have to maintain the ones you are born with.

Q: What is new about your book/research that sets it apart from other books in the field?

It is the only up-to-date, consumer-targeted book about neuropathy written by a neurologist on the market. The last such book was published 10 years ago. There has been a lot of progress in the last 10 years in the diagnosis and treatment of neuropathy.

The book walks the reader through the anatomy and function of nerves, the ways that nerves are damaged, decodes the neurological exam, explains common tests and why they are performed, describes treatment with and without medication and ends with a discussion of lifestyle issues that affect, and are affected by, nerve damage.

Q: Did you encounter any eye-opening statistics while writing your book?

It is estimated that 20 million Americans have neuropathy – that is a staggering number. For a third of these people, a cause is not found. While diabetes mellitus is currently the most common cause of neuropathy in the world, until recently, it was leprosy.

Q: Does your book uncover and/or debunk any longstanding myths?

Persons with neuropathy have no barrier to exercise or to a fully satisfying sex life! Neuropathy symptoms are due to damage to the physical structures called nerves and not to “being nervous” or “having nerves”.

Q: What is the single most important fact revealed in your book and why is it significant?

That for many people with neuropathy, the path to symptoms relief is in their own hands. This is particularly true of neuropathy caused by diabetes mellitus and alcohol use. Patients who are empowered to control their illness will be more successful in leading the fullest possible life.

Q: How do you envision the lasting impact of your book?

I hope the book serves as a reference for people with neuropathy and their families. My goal is to educate patients about this one aspect of their own bodies. I hope the book is something they will use to “look up” information about their illness. In addition, I hope it will give them “permission” to question their physicians and make sure all of their questions are answered to their satisfaction.

Q: What do you hope people will take away from reading your book?

I would like patients to know that there is a reason the doctor asks certain questions, performs the physical examination in a certain way and orders certain tests. I want patients to know “what the doctor is thinking’ at each step of the office visit. There is a lot an individual can do to prevent, mitigate and alleviate symptoms of neuropathy. Individuals with neuropathy can lead full and happy lives.

Janice F. Wiesman, MD, FAAN, is an associate clinical professor of neurology at New York University School of Medicine and an adjunct assistant professor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine. She is the author of Peripheral Neuropathy: What It Is and What You Can Do to Feel Better​.

https://www.press.jhu.edu/news/blog/qa-dr-janice-wiesman