A practical approach to movement disorders diagnosis and medical and surgical management /

Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors: Fernandez, Hubert H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Demos Medical Pub., c2007.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10654387
Table of Contents:
  • Getting started : the phenomenology of movement disorders
  • Medical approach to movement disorders. The "dancing" patient ; The "jerky" patient ; The "shaky" patient ; The "shuffling" patient ; The "twisted" patient ; The "tic patient" ; The "unsteady" patient
  • Surgical approach to movement disorders. Key concepts for surgical therapy for Parkinson's disease and movement disorders
  • Nonpharmacologic approach to movement disorders. Speech and swallowing therapy ; Physical and occupational therapy ; Nutritional considerations.