Uncommon Causes of Movement Disorders

A large number of neurological conditions result in abnormal movements of the body; these are often characterized by changes in coordination and altered speed of voluntary movement. Many obscure diseases, conditions and environmental insults can cause movement disorders but these are often overlooked. This volume expands and differentiates the many varied clinical presentations of movement disorders. Written by an international team of authors, including some of the most prominent clinicians in the field, disorders are defined and expanded in a clinically useful manner. Pathophysiological theories, genetic discoveries, new classifications, differential diagnoses and therapies are discussed extensively. Uncommon Causes of Movement Disorders provides a broad and comprehensive review of the field, concentrating on conditions infrequently seen but essential for practitioners to recognize in order to implement appropriate management. This is a key text for movement disorders specialists and general neurologists at all stages of their career. Features • Extensive use of tables and figures gives quick and easy access to key clinical, genetic and therapeutic information • Clear and logical format presents history reviews, clinical findings, causes and management strategies • Up-to-date discussion provided by practising clinicians enables learning from real experience     Table of Contents Preface 1. Multiple system atrophy Sylvia Stemberger and Gregor K. Wenning 2. Progressive supranuclear palsy Carlos Singer, Henry Moore-Quiroga and Corneliu Luca 3. Corticobasal degeneration David Riley 4. Wilson's disease Neeraj Kumar 5. Neurodegeneration with iron accumulation Paul J. Tuite and Matt Bower 6. Neurocanthocytosis Ruth A. Walker 7. Non-hereditary chorea Francisco Cardoso 8. Huntington's disease and other choreas Kailash M. Bhatia 9. Dystonic syndromes Christine Klein 10. Tics and Tourette syndrome Roger Kurlan and David Shprecher 11. Tremor Mark Stacy 12. Tardive dyskinesias and other drug-induced movement disorders Santiago Perez-Lloret and Marcelo Merello 13. Psychogenic movement disorders Alberto Espay 14. Myoclonus Era Hanspal and Steven Frucht 15. Cerebellar disorders Susan L. Perlman and Brent Fogel 16. Unusual gait disorders Victor S. C. Fung and Samuel Kim 17. Neuro-ophthalmological alterations in patients with movement disorders Jan Kassubek and Elmar H. Pinkhardt 18. Restless legs syndrome and sleep-related disorders Giacomo Della Marca and Alberto Albanese 19. Impulse behavior disorders Hubert Fernandez 20. Dementia and Parkinsonism Praveen Dayalu and Kelvin L. Chou 21. Cramps, contractures and myalgias: twilight zone between movement disorders and neuromuscular diseases Virgilio D. Salanga and Michelle M. Dompenciel 22. Metabolic and secondary movement disorders Marie Vidailhet, Emmanuel Roze, David Grabli and Karine Aure 23. Mitochondrial disorders Claire Henchcliffe 24. Paroxysmal dyskinesias Shyamal H. Mehta 25. The boundaries between epilepsy and movement disorders Eissa Ibrahim Al Eissa and Selim R. Benbadis 26. Hemifacial spasm and other facial dyskinesias Néstor Gálvez-Jiménez 27. Palladic and thalamic atrophies Kurt A. Jellinger 28. Cerebrovascular diseases and movement disorders Sarkes Morales-Vidal, Ninth Kartha, Rima M. Dafer, Michael J. Schenk and Jose Biller 29. Autonomic disorders and basal ganglia diseases Christopher J. Mathias 30. Multiple sclerosis and movement disorders Daniel Kantor 31. Stiff person syndrome Daniel S. Sa 32. Hereditary spastic paraplegias Néstor Gálvez-Jiménez 33. Apraxias Cindy Zadikoff and Roneil Malkani Index.