Tics and Tourette syndrome
Chapter 16 Tics and Tourette syndrome Chapter contents Introduction 350 Phenomenology of tics 351 Clinical features of Tourette syndrome 353 Pathogenesis 359 Genetics 366 Etiology of tics (secondary tourettism) 368…
NEUROSURGERY
Functional neuroanatomy of the basal ganglia
Chapter 3 Functional neuroanatomy of the basal ganglia Chapter contents Introduction 55 Neurotransmitters 55 Components of the basal ganglia 60 Circuitry of the basal ganglia 62 Physiology 64 Introduction The…
Stereotypies
Chapter 17 Stereotypies Chapter contents Pathophysiology of stereotypies 380 Physiologic stereotypies 382 Developmental disorders 382 Schizophrenia and catatonia 386 Obsessive-compulsive disorder and tic disorders 386 Other stereotypies 387 Treatment 388…
Psychogenic movement disorders
Chapter 25 Psychogenic movement disorders Phenomenology, diagnosis, and treatment Chapter contents Introduction 513 Degree of certainty of the diagnosis of a psychogenic movement disorder 516 Definitions of psychiatric terminology 517…
Restless legs and peripheral movement disorders
Chapter 23 Restless legs and peripheral movement disorders Chapter contents Restless legs syndrome and periodic movements of sleep 496 Peripheral movement disorders 500 Restless legs syndrome and periodic movements of…
Stiffness syndromes
Chapter 11 Stiffness syndromes Chapter contents Spasticity 250 Stiff-person (stiff-man) syndrome 252 Syndromes of continuous muscle activity 255 Muscle stiffness may be the presenting symptom in many disorders of the…
Treatment of dystonia
Chapter 13 Treatment of dystonia Chapter contents Physical and supportive therapy 294 Dopaminergic therapy 295 Antidopaminergic therapy 295 Anticholinergic therapy 296 Other pharmacologic therapies 296 Botulinum toxin 298 Surgical treatment…
Wilson disease
Chapter 24 Wilson disease Chapter contents Wilson disease 507 Treatment of Wilson disease 510 Hereditary deficiency of ceruloplasmin 512 Wilson disease Wilson disease is an inborn error of copper metabolism…
Motor control
Chapter 2 Motor control Physiology of voluntary and involuntary movements Chapter contents Segmental inputs onto the alpha motoneuron 36 Supraspinal control of the alpha motoneuron 37 The basal ganglia 38…
