Description
Book SynopsisThis book allows the movement disorder clinician or therapist access to concise, practical, comprehensive and expert information on movement disorder diagnosis and treatment, in a convenient handbook form.
Trade ReviewReview from previous edition 'The individual segments are well-edited, illustrative, and accompanied by excellent narration.' * Neurology *
'The book's clinical focus and detailed sections on theraputics are its biggest assets.' * Neeraj Kumar, MD, Neurology *
'...a comprehensive, portable, and robust reference on Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders...a more useful way of accessing movement disorders-related information than even Google. Recommended.' * ACNR *
Table of Contents1. Approach to patients with movement disorders ; 2. Anatomy and function of the basal ganglia ; 3. Parkinson's disease ; 4. Atypical parkinsonism ; 5. Tremor ; 6. Tics ; 7. Chorea ; 8. Myoclonus ; 9. Dystonia ; 10. Drug-induced movement disorders ; 11. Paroxysmal movement disorders ; 12. Movement disorders and ataxia ; 13. Movement disorders and sleep ; 14. Other dyskinetic syndromes ; 15. Functional (Psychogenic) movement disorders ; 16. Startle and stiff-person syndromes
