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Disorders of Movement A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment /

The prevalence of all movement disorders among the general population has been estimated to be about 25%; they are thus among the most common neurological conditions. Although the past 25 years have witnessed outstanding growth in knowledge on the phenomenology and basic mechanisms of movement disor...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Martino, Davide (Autor), Espay, Alberto J. (Autor), Fasano, Alfonso (Autor), Morgante, Francesca (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1: Poverty and slowness of voluntary movement: Bradykinesia, hypokinesia and akinesia
  • Weakness
  • Apathy, catatonia and mutism
  • Obsessional slowness
  • Part 2: Abnormalities of muscle tone: Spasticity
  • Rigidity
  • Paratonia
  • Stiffness
  • Atonia, hypotonia and negative myoclonus
  • Part 3: 'Unvoluntary' muscle activity: Tics
  • Stereotypies and mannerisms
  • Akathisia/restlessness
  • Part 4: Lack of organization or coordination of voluntary muscle activity
  • Apraxia
  • Limb ataxia
  • Part 5: Rhythmical involuntary movements: Tremor
  • Tremor-like conditions: rhythmic myoclonus, myorhythmia, epileptic syndromes and clonus
  • Part 6: Slow involuntary movements and abnormal posturing: Dystonia
  • Spasms and cramps
  • Myotonia and neuromyotonia
  • Part 7: Rapid involuntary movements: Chorea/ballism
  • Myoclonus and excessive startle
  • Myokymia
  • Part 8: Axial disorders of movement: Disorders of speech
  • Disorders of stance
  • Disorders of gait. .