Autorentext
Erik Ch. Wolters is a Visiting Professor for the Department of Neurology of the University of Zurich. He is a founding member of the International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders (IAPRD), and was awarded their prestigious Lifetime Achievement award in 2019. Christian R. Baumann is a Senior Leading Physician at the University Hospital Zurich and heads the Parkinson and Sleep Unit within the Department of Neurology. He is Associated Professor at the University of Zurich and leads the Flagship Project SleepLoop of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich.

Klappentext
Provides in-depth guidance on understanding and treating typical and atypical parkinsonisms and other movement disorders. Over 200 figures and 90 videos illustrate the concepts covered in the book, offering a visual reference for the disorders discussed. A multidisciplinary overview of the fundamental and clinical aspects of movement disorders.

Inhalt

Section 1. Basic Introduction:1. Behavior: Basic Principles and Behavioral Movement Disorders; 2. The Basal Ganglia; 3. The role of the Cerebellum; 4. Neuropathological Overview of Neurodegenerative disorders; 5. Genetic Models of Movement Disorders; 6. Mitochondrial Movement Disorders; 7. Metabolic Movement Disorders; 8. Auto-Immune Movement Disorders; 9. Pediatric Movement Disorders; 10. Neuro-Ophthalmology in Movement Disorders; 11. Parkinson's Disease; Section 2. Hypokinetic Movement Disorders: 12. Autonomic Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease; 13. Neuropsychiatric Manifestations in Parkinson Disease; 14. Sleep-Wake Disorders in PD; 15. Neuronal activity in the basal ganglia and thalamus in patients with Parkinson's disease; 16. Pathology in PD; 17. Diagnosis of PD; 18. Prodromal Manifestations of PD; 19. Biomarkers in PD; 20. Allied Health Strategies in PD; 21. Regenerative Strategies in PD; 22. Conventional Pharmacotherapy in PD; 23. Continuous Dopaminergic Stimulation in PD; 24. Pipeline of Pharmacotherapy in PD; 25. Noninvasive brain stimulation for the treatment of Parkinson's disease; 26. Deep Brain Stimulation in PD; 27. Focused Ultrasound in PD; 28. Dementia with Lewy Bodies; 29. Genetic Parkinsonisms; 30. Multiple System Atrophy; 31. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy; 32. Corticobasal Degeneration and Corticobasal Syndrome; 33. Other Tau-Related Parkinsonisms; 34. Vascular Parkinsonism; 35. Illicit Drug-Induced Parkinsonism; Section 3. Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders: 36. Primary Dystonia; 37. Secondary Dystonia; 38. Treatment of Dystonia; 39. Primary and Secondary Tremors; 40. Pathophysiology in Tremor; 41. Treatment of Tremor; 42. Myoclonus; 43. Chorea; 44. Ballism; 45. Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome and Other Tics; Section 4. Dyscoordinative and Otherwise Inappropriate Motor Behaviors: 46. Ataxia; 47. Treatable Hereditary Cerebellar Ataxias; 48. Gait and Balance Disorders; 49. Episodic-Paroxysmal Movement Disorders; 50. Sleep-Related Movement Disorders; 51. Drug-Induced Movement Disorders; 52. Psychiatric Movement Disorders; 53. Functional Movement Disorders; Section 5. Objectifying Movement Disorders: 54. The Art of Phenotyping; 55. Motor and Functional Scales for Movement Disorders; 56. Wearables; 57. Clinical Neurophysiology in Movement Disorders; 58. Structural Imaging; 59. Functional Imaging; Video fragments; Acronyms and abbreviations; Index.