Movement Disorders in Childhood - Expert Consult - Online and Print

This authoritative text and accompanying video focuses on all movement disorders commonly and rarely found in children. Designed to educate the non-expert and the specialist alike, the book discusses neurobiology, classification, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment. The video enhances the material covered in the book by illustrating specific disease entities.

Sommario

Basal Ganglia: Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Physiology; Classification of Movement Disorders; Diagnostic Evaluation of Children with Movement Disorders; Tic Disorders; Chorea, Athetosis, and Ballism; Dystonia; Myoclonus; Tremor; Parkinson's; Paroxysmal Movement Disorders; Stereotypies; Drug-Induced Movement Disorders; Sleep-Related Movement Disorders; Cerebral Palsy; Ataxia; Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder; Psychogenic Movement Disorders; Appendix: Table of Therapy for Movement Disorders

Info autore

MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Brain and Cognitive Science, and Pediatrics and Chief of Child Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center

Riassunto

Accompanied by a video which illustrates specific disease enities, this book focuses on all movement disorders, common and rare, found in children. Neurbiology, classification, diagnostic evaluation and treatment are all discussed.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Leon S. Dure, Donald L. Gilbert, Joseph Jankovic, Professor Joseph Jankovic, Jonathan Mink, Jonathan W. Mink, Dr. Harvey S. Singer, Harvey S. Singer
• Editore: Saunders
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 08.09.2011
• EAN: 9780750698528
• ISBN: 978-0-7506-9852-8
• Pagine: 288
• Dimensioni: 187 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Peso: 789 g
• Illustrazioni: Illustrated
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche cliniche