Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission

This issue taps the expertise and writing skills of numerous experts in the field. Most of them require no introduction to an audience of neurologists. The goal of this program is to provide the clinician with a concise and focused review of practical clinical disorders of neuromuscular transmission. The previous issue of Seminars (Volume 24, Number 1) represented topics bonded to myasthenia gravis. This second collection contains topics dealing with other disorders of neuromuscular transmission (such as Lambert-Eaton Syndrome and botulism). We hope to favorably affect the care received by patients by providing the clinician with a thorough and comprehensive discussion of the practical issues surrounding clinical diagnosis and management.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors deserve all the credit for taking the time to prepare such superb and timely reviews. These are people I admire professionally and personally. The staff of Seminars in Neurology should be thanked for their first-rate professional work on the project. Mr. David Stewart is a splendid and talented individual who somehow gets everything accomplished properly and within a palatable schedule. The current Editor in Chief continues to serve as a wonderful conductor of this orchestra-getting all of these star players to play the concert in tune and at the same time. Karen Roos has certainly proven those correct who speculated that she would advance the state of editorial work over the former Editor in Chief. Karen and I are terribly grateful to Linda Hagan for her expertise, her patience, and her hard work. She is vital to the success of this journal.