Non-Parkinsonian Movement Disorders

Description

A clinical ‘in the office’ or ‘at the bedside’ guide to effective patient care for neurologists in practice and in training 

• Eachpresentationincludespracticaldescriptions of phenomenology, and keyclinicalinformationfromthehistory and neurologicalexaminationthatguidethephysician to thecorrect diagnosis, and treatmentoptions
• ThroughoutthebookScience Revisited highlights remind clinicians of the scientific anchors related to each  disorder, and Evidence at a Glance boxes summarise clinical trial evidence-basedreview information 
• Numerous video clips in everychapterdemonstratedifferentmovementdisorders to aid diagnosis 
• Uniquelearningtools, Tips and Tricksand Caution Warning boxes, give useful hints on improving outcomes and preventing errors

Contents

List of Contributors

Series Foreword

Foreword

• Approach to Movement Disorders
  Deborah Hall and Brandon Barton

Section 1: Hypokinetic

• Hypokinetic (Non-Parkinsonian) MovementDisorders
  Shyamal H. Mehta and Alberto J. Espay

Section 2: Hyperkinetic

• Tremor
  Jeff Kraakevik, Bernadette Schoneburg
• Myoclonus
  Daniel Burdick and Pinky Agrawal
• Tics and Tourette Syndrome
  David Shprecher
• Hyperkineticdisorders: Chorea, Athetosis, and Ballism
  Rohit Dhall
• Hyperkinetic: Dystonia
  Lauren Schrock, Tao Xie and Brandon Barton
• Neurology in Practice - HyperkineticDisorders: Ataxia
  Samantha Holden and Deborah Hall
• RestlessLegsSyndrome
  Olga Klepitskaya
• HemifacialSpasm And Other Facial MovementDisorders
  Tao Xie, Ifeoma Nwaneri, Un Jung Kang
• PeriodicLimbMovements of Sleep and REM SleepBehaviorDisorder
  Aleksandar Videnovic
• Stereotypies
  Michael Rotstein
• ParoxysmalMovementDisorders
  Christina L. Vaughan
• UncommonMovementDisorders and MovementDisorderMimics
  Nina Browner

Section 3: Other Disease Syndromes

• TardiveSyndromes
  Stephanie Lessig
• Heavy Metal Accumulation Diseases
  Khashayar Dashtipour and Janice Fuentes
• ICU Intensive Care Unit Movement Disorder Emergencies
  Florence C.F. Chang, Steven J. Frucht
• FunctionalorPsychogenicMovementDisorders
  Elizabeth Zauber

Section 4: Additional  Resources

• Genetics of MovementDisorders
  Deborah Hall
• Neuroimagingfinding in MovementDisorders
  Kathleen Poston
• Clinical Rating Scales in MovementDisorders
  Padmaja Vittal and Brandon R. Barton
• Videotapingsuggestionsformovementdisorders
  Gian Pal, Deborah A Hall

Index

Author 

Deborah Hall, MD, PhD
Department of Neurological Sciences, Section of Movement Disorders at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago

Dr Hall was awarded her MD at Indiana University and completed her internship, neurology residency and movement disorders fellowship at University of Colorado. She is the recipient of an NIH K23career development award to investigate the prevalence of FMR1 repeat expansions in various movement disorders. Her research interests are in Fragile X tremor ataxia syndrome and in clinicalaspects of movement disorders.

Brandon Barton, MD
Department of Neurological sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago

Dr Barton splits his time between the Movement Disorders section at Rush University Medical Center and the Veterans Administration. Barton's research interests are in clinical trials in movementdisorders, and in behavioral changes in Parkinson disease, particularly impulse control disorders.