Neupsy Key

Chapter 1 Clinical overview and phenomenology of movement disorders To study the phenomenon of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study books without patients is…

Chapter 12 Dystonia Phenomenology, classification, etiology, pathology, biochemistry, and genetics In the course of the last five years I have repeatedly observed an affliction, whose meaning and classification caused great…

Chapter 5 Current concepts on the etiology and pathogenesis of Parkinson disease Chapter contents Anatomical and biochemical pathology of PD 93 Interconnected pathogenic mechanisms of PD 99 Genetics as an…

Chapter 20 Myoclonus Phenomenology, etiology, physiology, and treatment Chapter contents Classification of myoclonus 447 Neurophysiologic assessment 448 Making the diagnosis 450 Focal myoclonus 450 Axial myoclonus 454 Multifocal and generalized…

Chapter 9 Atypical parkinsonism, parkinsonism-plus syndromes, and secondary parkinsonian disorders Chapter contents Introduction 197 Progressive supranuclear palsy 197 Multiple system atrophy 208 Corticobasal degeneration 218 Parkinsonism–dementia syndromes 222 Frontotemporal dementias…

Chapter 6 Medical treatment of Parkinson disease Chapter contents Introduction 119 Therapeutic principles 119 Therapeutic choices available for Parkinson disease 121 Medications available for Parkinson disease 121 Treatment of early-stage…

Chapter 19 The tardive syndromes Phenomenology, concepts on pathophysiology and treatment, and other neuroleptic-induced syndromes Chapter contents Overview 415 Fundamentals and definitions 416 Dopamine receptors and their antagonists 418 “Atypical”…

Chapter 10 Gait disorders Pathophysiology and clinical syndromes Chapter contents Balance 241 Gait 242 Gait disorders 244 Therapeutic considerations 249 Gait is a fundamental skill. It permits movement from place…

Chapter 14 Huntington disease Chapter contents Introduction 311 Epidemiology 311 Clinical aspects 311 Natural course 314 Neuroimaging 315 Neuropathology and neurochemistry 316 Genetics 318 Pathogenesis 322 Treatment 326 Experimental therapeutics…

Chapter 22 The paroxysmal dyskinesias Chapter contents Introduction 476 Definitions: transient, paroxysmal, episodic, and periodic 477 Historical aspects 477 Classification of the paroxysmal dyskinesias 482 Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) 483…