BookSteven J. Frucht, Pichet Termsarasab.
Summary: This book presents a comprehensive, practical approach to the evaluation of movement disorders using phenomenological basic principles, new discoveries in phenomenological research, and core values of outpatient neurology. Movement Disorders Phenomenology begins with an overview of phenomenology and common approaches to movement disorder patients. Subsequent chapters then accurately and concisely relay information on major hypokinetic disorders such as atypical Parkinsonism, idiopathic Parkinson's disease, cortical myoclonus, and complex motor tics. Expertly written text is further supplemented by patient vignettes at the beginning of select chapter that focus the reader's attention and highlight the urgency of the problem. These high quality videos aid in the astute clinical diagnosis of many movement disorders that are still largely dependent on visual pattern recognition in the clinic. The book closes with a timely discussion on the role of genetics in movement disorders. Written for the practicing physician, Movement Disorders Phenomenology is an indispensable reference for neurology residents, general neurologists, movement disorders fellows and clinicians, and to any clinician who encounters and evaluates patients in the outpatient arena.
Contents:
Chapter 1. What Is Phenomenology and Why Should We Care?
Chapter 2. The Approach to the Movement Disorders Patient
Chapter 3. Typical Parkinson's Disease Phenomenology
Chapter 4. Phenomenology of Atypical Parkinsonism
Chapter 5. Phenomenology of Myoclonus
Chapter 6. Phenomenology of Tics
Chapter 7. Phenomenology of Chorea
Chapter 8. Phenomenology of Tremor
Chapter 9. Phenomenology of Dystonia
Chapter 10. Phenomenology of Ataxia
Chapter 11. The Voice in Movement Disorders
Chapter 12. "The Eyes Have It"
Saccades and Fixation Defects in Movement Disorders
Chapter 13. Phenomenology of Gait and Balance
Chapter 14. Unusual Phenomenologies
Chapter 15. Movement Disorders Emergencies
Chapter 16. Very Unusual Phenomenologies
Chapter 17. Imaging in Movement Disorder Phenomenology
Chapter 18. Genetics in Movement Disorders Phenomenology.