Mechanisms of Injury in the Cervical Spine: Basic Concepts, Biomechanical Modeling, Experimental Evidence, and Clinical Applications Mark S. Eskander Jason C. Eck A thorough understanding of the cervical spine and…
Cervical Spine Kinematics and Clinical Instability Paul C. Ivancic Jiří Dvořák Vijay K. Goel Todd A. Fairchild Augustus A. White III Denis J. DiAngelo With the advent of novel methods…
Anatomy of the Cervical Spine John Louis-Ugbo Frank X. Pedlow Jr. John G. Heller The neck is the anatomic region that lies between the lower margin of the mandible and…
Functional Anatomy of Joints, Ligaments, and Disks Alpesh A. Patel William Ryan Spiker Alexander J. Ghanayem The human cervical spine has a unique anatomy adapted to allow a mobile head-torso…
Developmental Anatomy of the Normal Cervical Spine Anthony S. Lapinsky Mark S. Eskander Henry H. Sherk GENETICS The in utero development of the spine is governed by a single family…
The most common parkinsonian disorders can be assigned to one of two categories based on biochemical and structural abnormalities in two major proteins in the central nervous system—tau protein or…
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE The primary objective of this chapter is to provide an updated review on the diagnosis, classification, etiology, and pathophysiology of dystonia. Therapeutic approaches are covered separately (see Chapter…
Advances in imaging have improved our understanding of several neurologic disorders; this is perhaps especially true for idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD), and other disorders of basal ganglia function, where structural…
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INTRODUCTION Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are highly poisonous substances that can be efficaciously used as medications to treat movement disorders. Accidental poisoning leads to botulism, a potentially deadly disease commonly caused…
