Movement Disorders

Featuring contributions from more than one hundred of the field's leading experts, this full-color text covers the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of all types of movement disorders - from ataxia to Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders also examines the neurobehavioral changes and comorbidities that frequently occur and incorporates the latest genetic information and the most current references.   Each disease-oriented chapter is organized around sections that include Clinical Presentation and Course, Pathophysiology, Differential Diagnosis, Etologies, Treatment, and References. The third edition is highlighted by a new full-color presentation, more than 240 color illustrations, a DVD with video clips of patients with movement disorders, and tables and figures that encapsulate essential information.   Authoritative coverage that encompasses: Overview and Approach to the Patient; Assessing Disability in Movement Disorders; Neuroimaging of Movement Disorders; Neuroscientific Foundations; Parkinson's Disease; Akinetic-Rigid Syndromes; Tremor Disorders; Dystonic Disorders; Choreatic Disorders; Myoclonic Disorders; TIC disorders; Ataxias; Wilson's Disease; Stiff-Person Syndrome; Gait Disorders; Movement Disorders in Childhood; Restless Legs Syndrome; Movement Disorders Specific to Sleep; Psychogenic Movement Disorders Ray L. Watts, MD John N. Whitaker Professor and Chairman of Neurology Director of Clinical Research Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Research Program University of Alabama, Birmingham David G. Standaert, MD, PhD John and Juanelle Strain Professor of Neurology Director, Program for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics Director, Movement Disorders Program Vice-Chair of Neurology University of Alabama at Birmingham Jose A. Obeso, MD, PhD Consultant and Professor of Neurology Clinica Universitaria and Medical School University of Navarra and FIMA Pamplona, Spain Table of contents PART 1: Approach to the Patient and Diagnosis; PART 2: Pathophysiology of Movement Disorders; PART 3: Clinical Management; I. Parkinson's and Parkinsonian Disorders; II. Dystonic Disorders; III. Choreiform Disorders; IV. Myoclonic Disorders; V. Tic Disorders; VI. Ataxias; VII. Other Disorders; VIII. Special Considerations