NEUROMUSCULAR CASE OF THE MONTH – March 2016

This course describes state-of-the-art diagnostic testing for the diagnosis of neuromuscular diseases including electrodiagnostic techniques, advanced pathological studies of muscle and nerve biopsies (including histochemical, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies), and the role of advanced imaging in neuromuscular diseases. Many neuromuscular diseases are genetic and the optimal use and role of genetic testing will be covered. Since treatments are not available for many of these diseases, current recommendations for establishment of clinical trials will be discussed. At the end of this course the attendee should be comfortable with the diagnostic methods available for neuromuscular diseases and the road ahead for establishment of new therapies.

Presenters:

• David Lipsitz, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology
• Dennis O'Brien, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology
• G. Diane Shelton, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM
• Charles Vite, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology
• D. Colette Williams, PhD