An Illustrated Pocketbook of Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders

An authoritative introduction to Parkinson's disease and its related disorders and syndromes, this book provides a concise overview of the disease and its diagnosis and management. The author presents samples of clinical, investigative (CT, MRI, and PET) and pathological images with succinct descriptive text of the disorders featured. He describes the conditions related to Parkinson's disease, and the pictures provide pathological macroscopic and microscopic sections, various imaging studies, and details of movement disorders in general. The book will serve as a useful teaching tool that demonstrates the imaging and pathology of the disease. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 3 Copyright......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Anatomy......Page 7 Neuropathology......Page 9 Bradykinesia......Page 10 Tremor......Page 11 Imaging......Page 12 Drug intervention......Page 13 Drug-induced parkinsonism......Page 24 Arteriosclerotic parkinsonism......Page 25 Cortical Lewy body disease......Page 26 Progressive supranuclear palsy (Steele-RichardsonOlszewski syndrome)......Page 32 Striatonigral degeneration......Page 33 Multiple system atrophy......Page 35 Magnetic resonance imaging......Page 39 Corticobasal degeneration......Page 41 Dystonia......Page 42 Focal dystonias......Page 45 Spasmodic dysphonia......Page 47 Writer’s cramp......Page 48 Secondary (symptomatic) dystonias......Page 49 Wilson’s disease......Page 50 Huntington’s disease......Page 54 Imaging......Page 56 Sydenham’s chorea......Page 57 Tremor......Page 58 Myoclonus......Page 60 Tardive dyskinesia and dystonia......Page 61 Selected bibliography......Page 75 Index......Page 79 Anatomy -- Parkinson's Disease -- Neuropathology -- Epidemiology -- Clinical Features -- Imaging -- Drug Intervention -- Parkinsonian Syndromes -- Postencephalitic Parkinsonism -- Drug-induced Parkinsonism -- Arteriosclerotic Parkinsonism -- Cortical Lewy Body Disease -- Related Disorders -- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (steele-richardson-olszewski Syndrome) -- Striatonigral Degeneration -- Multiple System Atrophy -- Imaging -- Corticobasal Degeneration -- Dystonia -- Wilson's Disease -- Huntington's Disease -- Hallervorden-spatz Disease -- Sydenham's Chorea -- Tremor -- Myoclonus -- Tardive Dyskinesia And Dystonia. G. David Perkin. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 74-77) And Index. An authoritative introduction to Parkinson's disease and its related disorders and syndromes, this title provides a concise overview of the disease and its diagnosis and management. It presents samples of clinical, investigative (CT, MRI, and PET) and pathological images with succinct descriptive text of the disorders featured.