Movement Disorders in Clinical Practice - Hardcover

Sawle, Guy V.

 
9781899066605: Movement Disorders in Clinical Practice

Synopsis

Covers epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and management. Specialists from leading centres in the UK and United States have combined to ensure that the content reflects the best of current opinion and practice across the world. Illustrated throughout in full colour, it features clinical photographs, pathology, and, where appropriate, diagnostic imaging Tables, flow diagrams, and summaries of key points enhance and support the narrative text. Supporting CD-ROM includes video sequences illustrating common postures and movements associated with these conditions to aid clinicians in recognizing the principal types of movement disorder. (CD-Rom not available separately from book).

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Synopsis

This work reviews opinion on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, investigation, diagnosis and management of movement disorders, and forms a clinically relevant reference for all those involved in the treatment of patients with these conditions. It is intended for trainees in neurology, general physicians, geriatricians and psychiatrists, neurosurgeons, and neuroradiologists. Specialist contributors include: Lucinda Carr (Consultant in Neurological Disability, Great Ormond Street for Sick Children, London); Helen Cross (Senior Registrar in Paediatric Neurology, The Wolfson Centre, London); Cynthia L. Comella (Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Rush Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois); Thomas B. Freeman; Robert Hauser (both at the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA)

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