Eye opening (E) Verbal response (V) Motor response (M) 4—spontaneous 5—oriented 6—spontaneous 3—to verbal command 4—confused 5—localizes to pain 2—to pain 3—inappropriate words 4—withdraws to pain 1—none 2—incomprehensible sounds 3—flexor/decorticate…
Hypertonia: abnormally increased resistance to externally imposed movement about a joint. It may be caused by spasticity, dystonia, rigidity, or a combination of features Spasticity: a velocity-dependent resistance of a…
Fig. 10.1 (a) The measurement set up for the Vicon™ camera system. (b) The standard Vicon F40™ camera, reproduced with permission from MocapHouse [20]. (c) The standard infra-red reflective body…
Modifier Dystonia type affected Effect on dystonia Tension Stress, anxiety All ↑ Relaxation All ↓ Sensory input Wearing silk scarves CD ↓ Changing the texture of the pen WC ↓…
Fig. 2.1 Treatment model for Parkinson’s disease (PD; adapted from Keus et al. [42]) Specific Issues in Physiotherapy for PD (Cues) In 2000, Morris described the theoretical framework supporting the…
Fig. 3.1 Brain MRI with the “hot cross bun” sign in a patient with multiple system atrophy (cerebellar type) Levodopa may have benefits in the early stage of the disease;…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Hsin Fen Chien and Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini (eds.)Movement Disorders Rehabilitation10.1007/978-3-319-46062-8_8 8. Huntington’s Disease Monica Santoro Haddad1 , Tamine Teixeira da Costa Capato2 and Mariana Jardim Azambuja3 (1) Department of Neurology, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina…
Inherited Autosomal dominant HD HDL-1, HDL-2, HDL-4/SCA17 Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA1, SCA2, SCA3, SCA7, SCA8, SCA14, SCA17, SCA27 (van Gaalen 2011) DRPLA Neuroferritinopathy BHC ADCY5-related dyskinesia C9ORF72 GLUT1 deficiency POLG (may…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Hsin Fen Chien and Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini (eds.)Movement Disorders Rehabilitation10.1007/978-3-319-46062-8_6 6. Rehabilitation in Essential Tremor Maria Eliza Freitas1 and Renato P. Munhoz1 (1) Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Centre and the Edmond…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Hsin Fen Chien and Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini (eds.)Movement Disorders Rehabilitation10.1007/978-3-319-46062-8_1 1. Introduction Hsin Fen Chien1, 2 (1) Department of Neurology, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São…
