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Chaper One - Typical and atypical clinical presentations
Autoimmune myasthenia gravis (MG) is caused by autoantibodies targeting the neuromuscular junction at the postsynaptic lev...
Chapter Two - Diagnosis of MG and differential diagnoses
The diagnostic workup for myasthenia gravis extends beyond the objective evaluation of skeletal muscle fatigue during neur...
Chapter Three - The clinical evaluation of myasthenia gravis
The most important clue to myasthenia as a possible diagnosis, is the description of muscle fatigability uncovered during ...
Chapter Four - Myasthenia gravis in women
Transient neonatal MG is caused by the transplacental transfer of IgG antibodies from the mother to the fetus, starting in...
Chapter Five - Clinical outcome measures
The World Health Organization defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely...
Chapter Six - Traditional treatments and different geographical approaches
Treatment and clinical research in myasthenia gravis (MG) have had major advances during the past 60 years. The 1930s saw ...
Chapter Seven - Rescue therapy in myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a complex autoimmune neuromuscular disorder marked by fluctuating weakness in voluntary muscles....
Chapter Eight - Novel treatments for myasthenia gravis
Advances in immunology over the last several years have provided insights into the pathophysiology of autoimmune diseases ...
Chapter Nine - Measuring treatment related side effect burden in myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia gravis (MG) treatments are rapidly increasing. Since 2021, the FDA approved 6 new MG therapies including IV and...
Chapter Ten - Exercise and myasthenia gravis
Despite the limited number of studies, evidence consistently supports the safety and benefits of exercise for individuals ...
Chapter Eleven - Future perspectives on myasthenia gravis and related disorders
The diagnostic precision of MG, along with the emergence of novel treatments targeting the autoimmune response, has ushere...
Hypnotic suggestions in the modulation of sleep
Insomnia patients also report mental hyperactivity (e.g., rumination, worry, negative thoughts), contributing to difficult...
Hypnosis and affective neuroscience
Hypnosis has been explored as a therapeutic intervention for anxiety and stress reduction (Valentine, Milling, Clark, &...
Echoes of the self: A neurophenomenological journey into the shifting realms of selfhood in neutral hypnosis
Hypnosis is a mesmerizing phenomenon that, despite being an object of controversy (Kihlstrom, 2018), has enchanted the min...
The effects of task-relevant suggestions on motivated cognitive control
It has been repeatedly shown that direct verbal suggestions, specifically hypnotic and posthypnotic suggestions, affect co...
Updating the physiology of hypnotizability: Cerebellum and insula
This chapter describes the physiological correlates of hypnotizability associated with the morpho-functional aspects of th...
Experimental pain modulation via hypnosis: Neurophysiological perspectives
This chapter reviews key electrophysiological and neuroimaging findings on the neural mechanisms underlying hypnosis and i...
Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) in the modulation of hypnotic experience and hypnotizability
While it is well-established that hypnosis has been utilized for therapeutic applications since ancient times, the notion ...
Clinical neuroscience and neurobiology of placebo and nocebo effects
Placebo hypoalgesia is widely recognized as a product of patients’ expectations, prior learning, suggestibility, verbal su...
Hypnosis in the self-regulation of feeling states
Emotional regulation is a paramount target of clinical practice. The techniques used in helping patients manage their emot...
Chapter One - Neuroanatomy of the nociceptive system: From nociceptors to brain networks
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Chapter Two - Neuropathic pain – A clinical primer
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Chapter Three - Quantitative Sensory Testing – From bench to bedside
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Chapter Four - Regional and interregional functional and structural brain abnormalities in neuropathic pain
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Chapter Five - Clinical neurophysiology of neuropathic pain
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Chapter Six - Placebo effects in neuropathic pain conditions
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Chapter Seven - Small fiber neuropathy
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Chapter Eight - Modeling neuropathic pain in a dish
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Chapter Nine - Molecular mechanisms of neuropathic pain
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Chapter Ten - Exploring neuroinflammation: A key driver in neuropathic pain disorders
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