Marsden's book of movement disorders

Marsden's Book of Movement Disorders covers the full breadth of movement disorders, from the underlying anatomy and understanding of basal ganglia functionto the diagnosis and management of specific movement disorders, including themore common conditions such as Parkinson's Disease through to very rare conditions such as Neimann-Pick disease. INDICE: Section 1 - Introduction; 1: Anatomy; 2: Functions of the basal ganglia; Section 2 - The clinical approach to movement disorders; 3: Clinical assessment; 4: Investigation; Section 3 - Akinetic-rigid syndromes; Section 3a -Idiopathic/primary syndromes; 5: Parkinson's disease; 6: Multiple system atrophy; 7: Progressive supranuclear palsy (or Steele-Richardson-Olszewski disease); 8: Corticobasal degeneration; 9: Parkinsonian-dementia syndromes; Section 3b - Symptomatic Parkinsonian syndromes inherited; 10: Wilson's disease; 11: Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN), previously also known as Hallervorden-Spatz disease; Section 3c - Symptomatic Parkinsonian syndromes aquired; 12: Postencephalic parkinsonism; 13: Drug-induced parkinsonism and the neuroleptic malignant syndrome; 14: Basal ganglia calcification; 15: Other acquired symptomatic parkinsonian syndromes; Section 4 - Tremor; 16: Physiological and exaggerated or enhanced physiological tremor; 17: Classical essential tremor; 18: Isolated site-specific or task-specific tremors; 19: Symptomatic tremors; Section 5 - Chorea; 20: Huntington's disease; 21: Other idiopathic choreic syndromes; 22: Sydenham's chorea; 23: Spontaneous oro-facial chorea and tardive dyskinesia; 24: Other symptomatic (secondary) choreic syndromes; 25: Ballism; Section 6 - Tics; 26: Simple tics; 27: Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome; 28: Symptomatic (secondary) tic syndromes; Section 7 - Myoclonus; 29: Focal myoclonus; 30: Epileptic myoclonus; 31: Brainstem myoclonus and startle syndromes; 32: Specific myoclonic syndromes; 33: Other, specific causes of symptomatic generalised myoclonus; 34: Essential myoclonus; Section 8 - Primary idiopathic dystonic syndrome; Section 8a - Primary idiopathic dystonic syndrome; 35: Generalised primary dystonia; 36: Other primary dystonias (dystonia-plus syndromes); 37: Idiopathic (primary) cranial dystonias; 38: Spasmodic torticollis; 39: Writer's and craft cramps; Section 8b - Secondary (symptomatic) dystonic syndromes; 40: Lesch-Nyhan syndrome; 41: Other inherited secondary (symptomatic) dystonias; 42: Cerebral palsy; 43: Other acquired secondary (symptomatic) dystonic syndromes; Section 9 - Syndromes ofcontinuous muscle fibre activity; 44: Stiff man syndromes; 45: Neuromyotonic syndromes; Section 10 - Restlessness;46: Akathisia; 47: Restless legs syndrome; 48: Painful legs and moving toes; Section 11 - Episodic movement disorders; 49: Paroxysmal choreic, athetotic ordystonic attacks; 50: Tonic attacks; 51: Intermittent ataxias; 52: Miscellaneous movement disorders

• ISBN: 978-0-19-261911-2
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 1552
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés