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Title Parkinson's disease & movement disorders / [edited by] Joseph Jankovic, MD, Eduardo Tolosa, MD.

Publication Info. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, 2015.

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Edition Sixth edition.
Description 1 online resource (viii, 576 pages) : illustrations (some color)
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note Online resource; title from resource home page (Ovid, viewed November 27, 2017).
Contents Functional organization of the basal ganglia -- Neurophysiologic testing of motor control and movement disorders -- Neurobehavioral disorders associated with basal ganglia lesions -- Mechanisms and prevention of cell death -- Epidemiology of Parkinson's disease -- Nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson's disease -- Etiology and pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease -- Genetics of Parkinson's disease -- Disease-modifying strategies in Parkinson's disease -- Pharmacologic management of Parkinson's disease -- Experimental therapeutics of Parkinson's disease -- Dementia associated with Parkinson's disease: features and management -- Neuropsychiatric aspects of Parkinson's disease -- Progressive supranuclear palsy -- Multiple system atrophy -- Corticobasal degeneration -- Extrapyramidal syndromes in frontotemporal dementia -- Secondary Parkinsonsim -- Huntington's disease -- Sydenham chorea and other choreas -- Ballism -- Stereotypies -- Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation -- Neurologic aspects of Wilson's disease: clinical manifestations and treatment considerations -- Neuropathology of Parkinsonian disorders -- Mitochondria in movement disorders -- Essential tremor and other tremors -- Dystonic disorders -- Treatment of dystonia -- Tics and tourette syndrome -- Myoclonus and exaggerated startle syndrome -- Paraneoplastic and immunologically mediated movement disorders -- Drug-induced movement disorders -- Restless legs syndrome and akathisia -- Hereditary ataxias -- Disorders of gait -- Paroxysmal dyskinesias -- Catatonia -- Movement disorders in children -- Rigidity and spasticity -- Sleep and fatigue in Parkinson's disease -- Movement disorders in systemic disease -- Functional (psychogenic) movement disorders -- Neuroacanthocytosis -- Functional neuroimaging in movement disorders -- Botulinum toxin in movement disorders -- Surgery for Parkinson's disease -- Surgery for hyperkinetic movement disorders -- Cell-based therapy for Parkinson's disease -- Trophic factor and gene therapies for Parkinson's disease -- Nonpharmacologic multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of Parkinson's disease -- Peripherally induced movement disorders -- Clinical rating scales in movement disorders.
Summary Top experts from all over the world have been brought together by the editors, to give a world of expertise on this important subject, with a strong emphasis on therapy and management.
Language English.
Subject Parkinson's disease.
Movement disorders.
Central nervous system -- Diseases.
Nervous system -- Diseases.
Basal ganglia -- Diseases.
Brain -- Diseases.
Diseases.
Parkinson Disease
Movement Disorders
Central Nervous System Diseases
Parkinsonian Disorders
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Disease
Maladie de Parkinson.
Troubles moteurs.
Système nerveux central -- Maladies.
Système nerveux -- Maladies.
Noyaux gris centraux -- Maladies.
Cerveau -- Maladies.
Maladies.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Nervous system -- Diseases
Diseases
Central nervous system -- Diseases
Brain -- Diseases
Basal ganglia -- Diseases
Movement disorders
Parkinson's disease
Genre/Form Internet Resources.
Added Author Jankovic, Joseph, editor.
Tolosa, Eduardo, editor.
Added Title Parkinson's disease and movement disorders
Other Form: Print version: Parkinson's disease & movement disorders. Sixth edition. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2015] 9781608311767 (DLC) 2015458479 (OCoLC)910230327
ISBN 9781496317636 (electronic bk.)
1496317637 (electronic bk.)
9781608311767
1608311767
Standard No. AU@ 000058359912
DEBSZ 493176020

 
    
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