Symptomatic: The Symptom-Based Handbook for Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders

The Symptom-Based Handbook for Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders provides a comprehensive approach to understanding these conditions, with intuitive content and expert insights from 70 leading clinicians. It aims to help clinicians diagnose and manage symptoms effectively and empower patients to understand their concerns.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 660 pages
Publication date: 05 December 2023
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

The Symptom-Based Handbook for Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders presents a groundbreaking approach to this complex subject, organized around the wide range of symptoms individuals with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorders may experience and communicate to their healthcare providers. The content is thoughtfully structured, beginning from the top of the head and progressing downwards. Each chapter seamlessly integrates a clinical case study with a concise discussion, accompanied by two valuable tools: a simplified algorithm for diagnosing and managing each symptom, as well as differential diagnoses (alternative explanations) for the symptoms. Drawing upon the expertise of over 70 esteemed clinicians from more than 30 specialties, the content is tailored to meet the needs of clinicians who require a concise yet comprehensive presentation of the diverse and intricate symptoms they encounter in their daily practice. Furthermore, this handbook serves as a valuable resource for patients, empowering them to understand the nature of their concerns and the available management options. By bridging the gaps between the numerous specialties relevant to EDS and HSD, this handbook fosters an integrative understanding of this rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field.

Weight: 1348g
Dimension: 195 x 238 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780323950824