Laboratory Testing for Neurologic Disorders: A Comprehensive Guide

Edited by Dr. A. Zara Herskovits, this issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine focuses on the latest advancements in laboratory testing for neurologic disorders. It is one of four special issues selected annually by Dr. Milenko Jovan Tanasijevic, the Editor-in-Chief.

Topics Covered

This comprehensive guide covers a wide range of topics, including:

• Molecular approach to diagnostic testing for children with developmental delay and congenital anomalies
• Proteopathic and seeding assays (such as RT-QUIC)
• Genetic testing for ALS and FTD
• Diagnostic and prognostic testing for Alzheimer’s disease
• Confounds in the interpretation of paraneoplastic antibody panels
• Review of neurologic disease sendout testing at an academic medical center
• Development of new diagnostic tests for neurologic disorders
• Assuring quality in laboratory testing for sendout reference tests
• Diagnostic testing for patients with spinal muscular atrophy

Product Details

This issue is published by Elsevier, with a total of 240 pages. It is available in English and was published on July 31, 2020. The ISBN-10 is 0323762689, and the ISBN-13 is 978-0323762687.