Cerebellar disorders : a practical approach to diagnosis and management / Mario Ubaldo Manto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manto, Mario, author.

Series:

Cambridge medicine Cerebellar disorders

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cerebellum--Diseases.

Cerebellum.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 299 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the last three decades, many laboratories worldwide have dedicated their research activities to understanding the roles of the cerebellum in motor control, cognitive processes and the biology of mental processes, behavioral symptoms and emotion. These advances have been associated with discoveries of new clinical disorders, in particular in the field of genetic ataxias, and the growing number of diseases presents a source of difficulty for clinicians during daily practice. This practical guide summarizes and evaluates current knowledge in the field of cerebellar disorders. Encompassing details of both common and uncommon cerebellar ataxias, including vascular, immune, neoplastic, infectious, traumatic, toxic and inherited disorders, this book will assist clinicians in the diagnosis and management of the full spectrum of cerebellar ataxias encountered in daily practice. Essential reading for clinicians, including general practitioners, neurologists, pediatricians, radiologists, psychiatrists and neuropsychologists, this will also prove a valuable tool for students, trainees and researchers.

Contents:

Embryology and anatomy

Physiology of the cerebellum

Symptoms of cerebellar disorders

Clinical scales

Diagnosis of cerebellar disorders as a function of age

Overview of the general management of cerebellar disorders

Malformations

Cerebellar stroke

Immune diseases

Endocrine disorders

Infectious diseases

Corticobasal degeneration

Tumors and paraneoplastic disorders

Trauma of the posterior fossa

Toxic agents

Austism spectrum disorders and ataxia

Progressive myoclonic epilepsies

Multiple system atrophy

Essential tremor

Autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxias

Mitochondrial disorders

X-link?ed ataxias

Dominant ataxias.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-21087-9

1-316-17222-8

1-282-63060-1

9786612630606

0-511-74981-3

0-511-74906-6

0-511-74326-2

0-511-74219-3

0-511-75055-2

0-511-74434-X

OCLC:

638859716