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Zusatztext ...an excellent collection of 31 clinical cases that include the most frequently encountered situations in this neurological subspecialty... This book is an essential tool for residents and young neurologists as well as for experienced neurologists interested in the field of movement disorders Informationen zum Autor Richard A. Walsh, MB, MD, MRCPI is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in Neurology at Trinity College Dublin, Tallaght Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. Robertus M.A. de Bie, MD, PhD is a Professor of Neurology at the University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Susan H. Fox, MBChB, MRCP(UK), PhD is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital in Toronto, Canada. Klappentext Part of the "What Do I Do Now?" series, Movement Disorders uses a case-based approach to cover common and important topics in the examination, investigation, and management of Parkinson's disease, gait disorders, dystonia, and other movement disorders. Each chapter provides a discussion of the diagnosis, key points to remember, and selected references for further reading. For this edition, all cases and references have been updated and fifteen new cases have been added including: Genetic testing in Parkinson's disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome, Botulinum Toxin, Catatonia, and Serotonin Syndrome. Movement Disorders is an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases which clinicians can utilize when they encounter difficult patients. The volume is also a self-assessment tool that tests the reader's ability to answer the question, "What do I do now?" Zusammenfassung Part of the "What Do I Do Now?" series, Movement Disorders uses a case-based approach to cover common and important topics in the examination, investigation, and management of movement disorders. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I. PARKINSON'S DISEASE 1. Smoothing Out the Ups and Downs 2. "He Wants it All the Time, Doctor" 3. Becoming a Little Forgetful 4. Beyond Tremor, Slowness and Stiffness 5. Is Now the Time...? 6. When Less is More 7. "Are My Children at Risk, Doctor?" 8. "I am not Sure if I Should do DaT...?" PART II. ATYPICAL PARKINSONISM 9. Parkinson's Disease with an Unusual Tremor 10. Falling All the Time 11. "My Arm is Not Working" 12. "I See Them Sitting on My Bed, Doctor" PART III. OTHER GAIT DISORDERS 13. A New Loss of Order 14. The Higher Order Gait Disorder 15. Siblings with Instability 16. Parkinson's or Essential Tremor? PART IV. DYSTONIA 17. Seizures and Shakes 18. A tremor with an Abnormal Posture 19. Advanced Treatment in Dystonia 20. Twists and Turns PART V. OTHER MOVEMENT DISORDERS 21. Delayed and Often Persistent 22. The Stand Alone Tremor 23. "She is so Fidgety" 24. "I Have Never Seen Anything Like it Before" 25. Slow with an Altered Sensorium 26. "It Has to be Functional!" 27. Could it possibly Be...? 28. A Rapidly Progressive Movement Disorder PART VI. MOVEMENT DISORDER EMERGENCIES 29. Wakeful Unresponsiveness 30. The Iatrogenic Catatonia 31. Always Worth a Second Look ...
