Movement disorders : causes, diagnoses, and treatments / editor, Barbara J. Larsen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Larsen, Barbara J.

Series:

Neuroscience Research Progress

Neuroscience research progress

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Movement disorders.

Parkinson's disease--Complications.

Parkinson's disease.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Movement disorders are neurological conditions that affect the speed, fluency, quality, and ease of movement. This book presents current research in the study of movement disorders, including serotonin dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease; restless leg syndrome and periodic limb movements of sleep; peripheral and central changes induce movement disorders on the basis of disuse or overuse and traditional mirror therapy in the management of movement and postural control problems.

Contents:

Serotonin dysfunction in Parkinson's disease / Giuseppe Di Giovanni

Peripheral and central changes combined induce movement disorders on the basis of disuse or overuse / Jacques-Olivier Coq, Mary F. Barbe

Restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movements of sleep / Levent Ediz

Psychiatric comorbidities in Parkinson's disease / Ingrid de Chazeron, I. Chéreau-Boudet, P.M. Llorca

Parkinson syndrome in mitochondrial disorders / Josef Finsterer

Traditional mirror therapy (TMT) in the physical therapy management of movement and postural control problems / Martin J. Watson.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62100-161-X

OCLC:

847527007