Fahn, Stanley,  1933- <br/><br/>
Principles and practice of movement disorders / 
 Movement disorders 
Stanley Fahn, Joseph Jankovic ; with contributions from Mark Hallett, Peter Jenner. 
 - Philadelphia :  Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier,  ©2007. 
 - 1 online resource (x, 652 pages, [8] pages of plates) :  illustrations (some color) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>OVERVIEW SECTION -- -- Chapter 1. Anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of basal ganglia (Jenner) -- Chapter 2. Overview of movement disorders (Fahn) -- (definitions, categories, phenomenology, assessments) -- Chapter 3. Diagnostic evaluations of movement disorders (Jankovic) -- SECTION ON HYPOKINETIC DISORDERS -- Chapter 4. Concept, clinical features and DDx of parkinsonism (Jankovic) -- Chapter 5. Cause(s) of Parkinson's disease (Jenner) -- Chapter 6. Medical treatment of PD (Fahn) -- Chapter 7. Surgical treatment of PD (Jankovic) -- Chapter 8. Treatment of non-motor problems of PD (Fahn) -- Chapter 9. Parkinsonism-plus syndromes (Jankovic) -- Chapter 10. Gait disorders (Hallett) -- Chapter 11. Stiff-person syndrome, spasticity and other syndromes of continuous motoneuron activity (Hallett) -- SECTION ON HYPERKINETIC DISORDERS -- -- Chapter 12. Dystonia (Fahn) -- Chapter 13. Treatment of dystonia (Jankovic) -- Chapter 14. Huntington's disease (Jankovic) -- Chapter 15. Chorea, Ballism and Athetosis (Jankovic) -- Chapter 16. Tics (Jankovic) -- Chapter 17. Stereotypies (Jankovic) -- Chapter 18. Tremor and Myorhythmia (Jankovic) -- Chapter 19. Drug-induced Mov. Disord. incl Tardive Dyskinesia Syndromes (Fahn) -- Chapter 20. Myoclonus and startle syndromes (Hallett) -- Chapter 21. Hereditary ataxias (Hallett) -- Chapter 22. Paroxysmal dyskinesias (Fahn) -- Chapter 23. Peripheral and Miscellaneous Movement Disorders (includes restless legs and abdominal dyskinesias) (Hallett) -- Chapter 24. Wilson's disease (Jankovic) -- Chapter 25. Psychogenic movement disorders (Fahn). 
<br/><br/> This practical, clinical reference from the two leading movement disorder experts focuses on the problems of diagnosing and managing all movement disorders. It features descriptions of the disorders, rating scales for clinical research, neurochemistry, clinical pharmacology, genetics, clinical trials, and experimental therapeutics. An accompanying 2-hour videotape contains several hundred video clips with narration that illustrates the manifestations of various movement disorders and their differential diagnoses. Uses a reader-friendly format, with diagrams, photographs, and tables, to make reference quick and easy. Gives you just the information you need for the clinical approach to diagnosis and management, with minimal emphasis on basic science. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Movement disorders.<br/>Movement disorders--Pathophysiology.<br/>Movement Disorders--diagnosis.<br/>Movement Disorders--physiopathology.<br/>Movement Disorders--therapy.<br/>Movement disorders.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC376.5  / .P75 2007eb 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>2007 K-575 WL 390  / F157p 2007