Extrapyramidal Syndromes in Frontotemporal Dementia

Jun 28, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Extrapyramidal Syndromes in Frontotemporal Dementia

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Experimental Therapeutics of Parkinson’s Disease

Jun 28, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Experimental Therapeutics of Parkinson’s Disease

INTRODUCTION Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains the only neurodegenerative disorder for which there are highly efficacious symptomatic therapies, most importantly dopamine (DA) replacement strategies, which in most patients provide satisfactory motor…

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Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

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INTRODUCTION In 1963, J. Clifford Richardson (1) described an unusual syndrome of supranuclear gaze palsy, and progressive axial rigidity, pseudobulbar palsy, and mild dementia. Together with John Steele and Jerzy…

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Movement Disorders in Systemic Disease

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INTRODUCTION Movement disorders commonly occur in association with systemic diseases, and they may occasionally be the presenting feature of a systemic disease (1,2). It is therefore imperative to carefully consider…

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Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Parkinson’s Disease

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INTRODUCTION NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE A variety of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), including depression, anxiety, psychotic symptoms, apathy, and impulse-control disorders (ICDs), occur in up to 60% of patients with…

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Tics and Tourette Syndrome

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Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurologic disorder manifested by motor, vocal, or phonic tics that, in most cases, start in childhood and are often accompanied by obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity…

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Ballism

Jun 28, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Ballism

INTRODUCTION Ballism refers to abnormal large-amplitude, rapid, nonpatterned, often continuous, “flinging” movements of the proximal extremities, closely related to chorea. The first use of the term is credited to Kussmaul…

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Myoclonus and Exaggerated Startle Syndrome

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Secondary Parkinsonism

Jun 28, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Secondary Parkinsonism

Secondary causes of parkinsonism continue to influence our thinking on the possible etiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and, as a consequence, assume an importance far greater than their incidence in…

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