Hyperkinetic movement disorders : differential diagnosis and treatment / edited by Alberto Albanese, Joseph Jankovic.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Albanese, Alberto.

Jankovic, Joseph.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hyperkinesia.

Hyperkinesia--Diagnosis.

Diagnosis, Differential.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hyperkinetic movement disorders comprise a range of diseases characterized by unwanted and uncontrollable, or poorly controllable, involuntary movements. The phenomenology of these disorders is quite variable encompassing chorea, tremor, dystonia, myoclonus, tics, other dyskinesias, jerks and shakes. Discerning the underlying condition can be very difficult given the range and variability of symptoms. But recognizing the phenomenology and understanding the pathophysiology are essential to ensure appropriate treatment. Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders provides a clinical pathway for eff

Contents:

Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders: Differential diagnosis and treatment; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; List of Videos; Part 1 General Issues in Hyperkinetic Disorders; 1 Distinguishing Clinical Features of Hyperkinetic Disorders; 2 Pathophysiology and Molecular Pathology of Dystonia and Tics; 3 Pathophysiology and Molecular Pathology of Tremor, Myoclonus, and Chorea; 4 Overview of the Medical Treatments of Hyperkinetic Disorders; 5 Overview of Surgical Treatment Possibilities in Hyperkinetic Disorders; Part 2 Tremor Syndromes; 6 Essential Tremor; 7 Other Tremors

Part 3 Dystonia Syndromes 8 Primary Dystonias; 9 Secondary Dystonias; Part 4 Chorea Syndromes; 10 Huntington Disease and Other Genetic Choreas; 11 Acquired Choreas; 12 Tics and Tourette Syndrome; 13 Secondary Tics; Part 5 Myoclonus Syndromes; 14 Inherited Myoclonus Syndromes; 15 Segmental Myoclonus; 16 Other Jerks and Startles; Part 6 Ataxias; 17 Clinical and Pathophysiological Features of Cerebellar Dysfunction; 18 Inherited and Sporadic Ataxias; Part 7 Other Hyperkinetic Disorders; 19 Dyskinesias in Parkinsonian Syndromes; 20 Restless Legs Syndrome; 21 Tardive Dyskinesias

22 Stereotypies and Other Developmental Hyperkinesias 23 Paroxysmal Dyskinesias; 24 Psychogenic Movement Disorders; Index; Color Plates

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-45416-5

9786613454164

1-118-22802-2

1-4443-4618-0

1-4443-4615-6

OCLC:

777374719