A Practical Approach to Movement Disorders: Diagnosis and Management

A comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and treatment of movement disorders, with updated information on the latest diagnostic and treatment protocols, FDA-approved drugs, and non-pharmacological therapies. Organized by medical, behavioral, surgical, and non-pharmacological treatment approaches, the book covers clinical presentation, diagnosis, and work-up of common and uncommon disorders, sleep-related movement disorders, eye and vestibular function, and behavioral and psychiatric complications. It also includes expanded chapters on surgical devices and indications, as well as non-pharmacological approaches such as physical and occupational therapy, speech and swallowing therapy, nutrition, and palliative care.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 440 pages
Publication date: 28 August 2021
Publisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc

Written in an expanded outline format for quick access to point-of-care information Includes flow charts,algorithms,and tables to facilitate decision-making at the bedside Covers all major disease categories,including Parkinson disease,Huntington disease,and Tourette syndrome Discusses behavioral and psychiatric complications for these disorders Includes a fully reconfigured chapter on functional movement disorders,reflecting changes in classification and treatment approach Offers expanded chapters on surgical devices and indications,including deep brain stimulation surgery Discusses lesioning,shunts,and pumps,post-operative care,and neuropsychological,social,and ethical issues Discusses physical and occupational therapy,speech and swallowing therapy,nutrition,and palliative care Written by a team of expert movement disorder specialists from leading academic institutions
The third edition of this practical yet authoritative guide to the diagnosis and treatment of movement disorders has been revised and expanded to provide even more comprehensive coverage. Written in an expanded outline format, the book is packed with flow charts, algorithms, and tables to provide quick access to point-of-care information. Easy-to-read and thoroughly up-to-date, this new edition includes the latest diagnostic and treatment protocols, recent FDA-approved drugs, and non-pharmacological therapies. With coverage of all major disease categories, this essential handbook belongs in the pocket of any clinician who suspects a movement disorder in a patient.

The book is organized by medical, behavioral, surgical, and non-pharmacological treatment approaches to movement disorders. Opening chapters walk the practitioner through clinical presentation, diagnosis, and work-up of common and uncommon disorders, sleep-related movement disorders, eye and vestibular function, including pediatric issues. Behavioral and psychiatric complications for Parkinson disease, Huntington disease, and Tourette syndrome follow, with a fully reconfigured chapter on functional movement disorders, incorporating changes in classification and treatment approach. Expanded chapters on surgical devices and indications address deep brain stimulation surgery; lesioning, shunts, and pumps; post-operative care; and neuropsychological, social, and ethical issues.

The final section on non-pharmacological approaches covers physical and occupational therapy, speech and swallowing therapy, nutrition, and palliative care.

Key Features:

Thoroughly revised and updated third edition of popular practical resource for busy clinicians

Incorporates most recent evidence for the pharmacological, behavioral, surgical, and non-pharmacological treatment of the full spectrum of movement disorders

Written in an expanded outline format for quick access to point-of-care information

Includes flow charts, algorithms, and tables to facilitate decision-making at the bedside

Covers all major disease categories, including Parkinson disease, Huntington disease, and Tourette syndrome

Discusses behavioral and psychiatric complications for these disorders

Includes a fully reconfigured chapter on functional movement disorders, reflecting changes in classification and treatment approach

Offers expanded chapters on surgical devices and indications, including deep brain stimulation surgery

Discusses lesioning, shunts, and pumps, post-operative care, and neuropsychological, social, and ethical issues

Discusses physical and occupational therapy, speech and swallowing therapy, nutrition, and palliative care

Written by a team of expert movement disorder specialists from leading academic institutions

Weight: 333g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780826146588
Edition number: 3 Revised edition