Functional organization of the basal ganglia -- Neurophysiologic testing of motor control and movement disorders -- Neurobehavioral disorders associated with basal ganglia lesions -- Mechanisms and prevention of cell death -- Epidemiology of Parkinson's disease -- Nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson's disease -- Etiology and pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease -- Genetics of Parkinson's disease -- Disease-modifying strategies in Parkinson's disease -- Pharmacologic management of Parkinson's disease -- Experimental therapeutics of Parkinson's disease -- Dementia associated with Parkinson's disease: features and management -- Neuropsychiatric aspects of Parkinson's disease -- Progressive supranuclear palsy -- Multiple system atrophy -- Corticobasal degeneration -- Extrapyramidal syndromes in frontotemporal dementia -- Secondary Parkinsonsim -- Huntington's disease -- Sydenham chorea and other choreas -- Ballism -- Stereotypies -- Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation -- Neurologic aspects of Wilson's disease: clinical manifestations and treatment considerations -- Neuropathology of Parkinsonian disorders -- Mitochondria in movement disorders -- Essentialtremor and other tremors -- Dystonic disorders -- Treatment of dystonia -- Tics and tourette syndrome -- Myoclonus and exaggerated startle syndrome -- Paraneoplastic and immunologically mediated movement disorders -- Drug-induced movement disorders -- Restless legs syndrome and akathisia -- Hereditary ataxias -- Disorders of gait -- Paroxysmal dyskinesias -- Catatonia -- Movement disorders in children -- Rigidity and spasticity -- Sleep and fatigue in Parkinson's disease -- Movement disorders in systemic disease -- Functional (psychogenic) movement disorders -- Neuroacanthocytosis -- Functional neuroimaging in movement disorders -- Botulinum toxin in movement disorders -- Surgery for Parkinson's disease -- Surgery for hyperkinetic movement disorders -- Cell-based therapy for Parkinson's disease -- Trophic factor and gene therapies for Parkinson's disease -- Nonpharmacologic multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of Parkinson's disease -- Peripherally induced movement disorders -- Clinical rating scales in movement disorders
Summary
Top experts from all over the world have been brought together by the editors, to give a world of expertise on this important subject, with a strong emphasis on therapy and management
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English
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