A Practical Approach to Movement Disorders: Diagnosis and Medical and Surgical Management

by Hubert H. Fernandez, Ramon L. Rodriguez

This book provides the busy clinician with a quick, symptom-based guide to the clinical presentation, diagnosis, work-up, and management of the most common types of movement disorders encountered in clinical practice, including Parkinson's disease, chorea, dystonia, myoclonus, and ataxia. Written in expanded outline format, with frequent diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms, tables, and scales, it is an essential guide for clinicians faced with patients with movement disorders."A Practical Approach to Movement Disorders" is a welcome departure from the typical lengthy, disease-based hardbound texts ill suited for the busy clinician. Practical yet authoritative, this fit-in-your-coat-pocket guide begins with a comprehensive description of the different presentations of movement disorders. It then details the medical, surgical, and non-pharmacological approaches, including speech and swallowing therapy and physical and occupational therapy.Key features include: Symptom-based, rather than disease-based, chaptersA focus on the most common movement disordersA unique section on the neurological aspects of deep brain stimulation (DBS)Dozens of diagnostic and management pearls Suggested readings for each chapterHandy and comprehensive, "A Practical Approach to Movement Disorders" is the only guide for busy clinicians needing quick information on movement disorders.;Preface; Getting Started: 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; Non-Pharmacologic Approach to Movement Disorders; Speech and Swallowing Therapy; Physical and Occupational Therapy; Nutritional Considerations; Index.

297 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2007