Full Description
Movement Disorders in Childhood, Second Edition, provides the most up-to-date information on the diseases and disorders that affect motor control, an important area of specialization within child neurology.
Over the past several decades, advances in genetics, neuroimaging, neurophysiology, and other areas of neuroscience have provided new understanding of the underlying etiologies and mechanisms of these conditions as well as new opportunities for more accurate diagnosis and effective treatment.
This new edition builds upon the success of the first edition, with comprehensive scientific and clinical updates of all chapters. In addition, there are new chapters on hereditary spastic paraplegia, quantitative motor assessments, autoimmune disorders, and movement disorders in the developmental neuropsychiatric disorders ADHD, OCD, and autism.
Additional materials are provided on the latest in drug treatments, computer based strategies for genetic diagnosis, and helpful videos for phenomenology.
Contents
Section 1 Overview1. Basal Ganglia Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Physiology 2. Cerebellar Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, and Plasticity3. Classification of Movement Disorders 4. Diagnostic Evaluation of Children with Movement Disorders 5. Motor AssessmentsSection 2 Developmental Movement Disorders6. Transient and Developmental Movement Disorders in ChildrenSection 3 Paroxysmal Movement Disorders7. Tics and Tourette Syndrome 8. Motor Stereotypies 9. Paroxysmal DyskinesiasSection 4 Hyperkinetic and Hypokinetic Movement Disorders10. Chorea, Athetosis, and Ballism 11. Dystonia12. Myoclonus 13. Tremor14. Ataxia15. Parkinsonism16. Hereditary Spastic ParaplegiaSection 5 Selected Secondary Movement Disorders17. Inherited Metabolic Disorders Associated with Movement Disorders18. Movement Disorders in Autoimmune Diseases19. Movements that Occur in Sleep20. Cerebral Palsy21. Movement Disorders and Neuropsychiatric Conditions22. Drug-Induced Movement Disorders in Children 23. Functional Movement DisordersAppendicesAppendix A: Drug AppendixAppendix B: Search Strategy for Genetic Movement Disorders Appendix C: Video Atlas
