Chapter 6 Parkinson’s disease Diana Jones, Jeremy Playfer Contents Introduction 117 Epidemiology 118 Aetiology 118 Pathophysiology 119 Clinical features 120 Non-motor features 121 Making a clinical diagnosis 121 Pharmacological management…
Chapter 17 Clinical neuropsychology in rehabilitation J. Graham Beaumont Contents Introduction 339 Approaches in clinical neuropsychology 340 Neuropsychological assessment 340 The three traditions 340 Cognitive functions 340 Behavioural assessment 341…
Chapter 16 Pain management in neurological rehabilitation Paul Watson Contents Introduction 331 Central or peripheral? 331 International Association for the Study of Pain definitions 331 Central neuropathic pain 332 Pain…
Chapter 12 Specific treatment techniques Joanna Jackson Contents Introduction 244 Facilitation 244 Brushing 244 Ice – brief 244 Tapping 245 Passive stretching – fast 245 Joint compression 245 Vibration 246…
Chapter 5 Multiple sclerosis Lorraine De Souza, David Bates Contents Introduction 89 Pathology 90 Demyelination of nerve fibres 90 Distribution of plaques 90 Remyelination 91 Axonal damage 91 Aetiology and…
Chapter 3 Acquired brain injury trauma and pathology Maggie Campbell Contents Introduction 30 Traumatic brain injury 30 Mechanisms of injury 30 Types of injury and associated damage 31 Primary damage…
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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