Movement Disorders. Causes, Diagnoses and Treatments

Book Description:

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. (Imprint: Nova Biomedical Press)

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 - Serotonin Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease
  Giuseppe Di Giovanni
• Chapter 2 - Peripheral and Central Changes Combined Induce Movement Disorders on the Basis of Disuse or Overuse
  Jacques-Olivier Coq and Mary F. Barbe
• Chapter 3 - Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movements of Sleep
  Levent Ediz
• Chapter 4 - Psychiatric Comorbidities in Parkinson's Disease
  Ingrid de Chazeron, I. Chéreau-Boudet and P.M. Llorca
• Chapter 5 - Parkinson Syndrome in Mitochondrial Disorders
  Josef Finsterer
• Chapter 6 - Unawareness of movement disorders in Parkinson's Disease
  M. Amanzio and D.M.E. Torta
• Chapter 7 - Traditional Mirror Therapy (TMT) in the Physical Therapy Management of Movement and Postural Control Problems
  Martin J. Watson