Disorders of Peripheral Nerves

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Disease (inheritance) Onset PNS syndrome Pathologal nerve process Additional neurological features Other signs Laboratory tests Therapy Prognosis CMT (AD, AR. X-l) 1st–2nd decade (birth-adult) Chronic motor-sensory polyneuropathy De-remyelinating or axonal…

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Ataxias and Cerebellar Degenerations

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Diagnosis Blood test CSF Brain MRI Therapy Mass lesions   Glioma, menigioma,abscess, focalmalformations,cerebellar lesions, tumor  Toxic agents, alcohol, drugs Hb, Ht, liver tests, antiepileptic drugs, litium, statins, electrolytes, heavy metals  Cerebellar…

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Extrapyramidal Diseases: Dystonia

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© Springer-Verlag Italia 2015Angelo Sghirlanzoni, Giuseppe Lauria and Luisa Chiapparini (eds.)Prognosis of Neurological Diseases10.1007/978-88-470-5755-5_33 33. Extrapyramidal Diseases: Dystonia Rocco Quatrale1   (1) Direttore UOC di Neurologia, Ospedale dell’Angelo, Via Paccagnella, 11, Venezia Mestre, 30174, Italy     Rocco Quatrale…

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Extrapyramidal Diseases: Essential Tremor

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© Springer-Verlag Italia 2015Angelo Sghirlanzoni, Giuseppe Lauria and Luisa Chiapparini (eds.)Prognosis of Neurological Diseases10.1007/978-88-470-5755-5_32 32. Extrapyramidal Diseases: Essential Tremor Marco Prastaro1   (1) Fondazione Giancarlo Quarta-MI, Milan, Italy     Marco Prastaro Email: dauko@email.it KeywordsMovement disordersHyperkinetic syndromesDeep brain stimulationEssential…

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Extrapyramidal Diseases: Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders – Tics and Tourette Syndrome

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© Springer-Verlag Italia 2015Angelo Sghirlanzoni, Giuseppe Lauria and Luisa Chiapparini (eds.)Prognosis of Neurological Diseases10.1007/978-88-470-5755-5_31 31. Extrapyramidal Diseases: Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders – Tics and Tourette Syndrome Marco Prastaro1   and Floriano Girotti1   (1) Fondazione Giancarlo Quarta Milano, Milan, Italy  …

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Extrapyramidal Diseases: Huntington’s Disease

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© Springer-Verlag Italia 2015Angelo Sghirlanzoni, Giuseppe Lauria and Luisa Chiapparini (eds.)Prognosis of Neurological Diseases10.1007/978-88-470-5755-5_30 30. Extrapyramidal Diseases: Huntington’s Disease Franco Valzania1   (1) Neurological Department, Azienda Sanitaria of Modena, Viale giardini 1355, Modena, 41100, Italy     Franco Valzania…

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Extrapyramidal Diseases: Atypical Parkinsonisms

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© Springer-Verlag Italia 2015Angelo Sghirlanzoni, Giuseppe Lauria and Luisa Chiapparini (eds.)Prognosis of Neurological Diseases10.1007/978-88-470-5755-5_29 29. Extrapyramidal Diseases: Atypical Parkinsonisms Marco Prastaro1   and Floriano Girotti1   (1) Fondazione Giancarlo Quarta Milano, Milan, Italy     Marco Prastaro (Corresponding author) Email: dauko@email.it  …

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Extrapyramidal Diseases: Parkinson’s Disease

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© Springer-Verlag Italia 2015Angelo Sghirlanzoni, Giuseppe Lauria and Luisa Chiapparini (eds.)Prognosis of Neurological Diseases10.1007/978-88-470-5755-5_28 28. Extrapyramidal Diseases: Parkinson’s Disease Filippo Tamma1   (1) U.O.C. Neurologia – Ospedale Generale Regionale “F. Miulli”, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Bari, Italy    …

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Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes

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Fig. 27.1 Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis. Coronal Flair images. (a, b) demonstrate first acute phase with swelling and hyperintensity in right insular and mesial temporal lobes; after 3 months, (c) atrophy…

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Vascular Disease: Ischemic Stroke

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Modifiable risk factors Hypertension Diabetes Lipids Cardiac disease (including atrial fibrillation, recent large myocardial infarction, mitral stenosis) Infective endocarditis Cigarette smoking Obesity Metabolic syndrome Alcohol consumption Physical inactivity Sickle cell…

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