Oxford Textbook of Movement Disorders

By David Burn

Book Overview

The field of movement disorders is one of the key subspecialty areas in clinical neurology, and understanding of the relevant conditions can often be difficult. The scope of this area requires a wide knowledge base, and clinicians might, in the course of a single clinic, need to recall the differential of Huntington's-like disorders, the gene implicated in dopa-responsive dystonia, and compare a case of suspected neuroacanthocytosis with a 'classical'case. Part of the accessible Oxford Textbooks in Clinical Neurology series, this volume covers the basic science and clinical concepts underlying the movement disorders as well as thediagnosis and treatment of individual hypokinetic and hyperkinetic movement disorders. Specifically written to aid clinicians in their understanding and treatment of all movement disorders, it includes a useful section covering miscellaneous causes of disordered movement, which are routinely encountered by neurologists, and is supplemented with illustrative video clips that can be accessed through the concurrent online edition. Although firmly rooted in evidence-based management approaches,authors also include their own top tips and experience in those difficult situations where no current guidance exists, engaging the reader and giving them a better feel of handling real-world clinicalproblems. The Oxford Textbook of Movement Disorders will prove to be a useful practical reference for neurologists and senior trainees in neurology, as well as any physicians advising people with movement disorders.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199609535
• ISBN13: 9780199609536
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.0" x 11.3"