Behavioral Neurology Of Movement Disorders (Advances In Neurology)

Thoroughly revised to reflect the latest advances in treatment and research, this volume is the most comprehensive, current clinical reference on psychiatric symptoms associated with movement disorders. This edition's expanded section on Parkinson's disease includes new chapters on anxiety disorders; sleep disorders, sexual dysfunction, apathy, and other neuropsychiatric complications; behavioral side effects of newer medications; and behavioral changes following deep brain stimulation and ablative surgery. Also included is a chapter discussing Parkinson's disease as a model for psychosocial issues in chronic neurodegenerative disease. Other new chapters cover behavioral concomitants of ataxias, essential tremor, dystonias, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders. This Volume Reflects The Latest Advances In Treatment And Research And Represents The Most Comprehensive Clinical Reference On The Behavioral And Psychiatric Symptoms Associated With Movement Disorders. Globally Respected Authorities Address The Range Of Neuropsychiatric Problems Associated With Parkinson's Disease And Related Disorders - With New Chapters On Anxiety Disorders, Sleep Disorders, Sexual Dysfunction, Apathy, And Other Complicating Factors. Timely Coverage Explores The Behavioral Side-effects Associated With Both Drug Therapy And Surgical Interventions, Including Ablative Surgery And Deep-brain Stimulation.--book Jacket. The Role Of The Basal Ganglia -- Parkinson's Disease -- Other Akinetic Rigid Syndromes -- Huntington's Disease -- Gilles De La Tourette's Syndrome -- Wilson's Disease -- Ataxis, Essential Tremor, And Dystonia -- Other Movement Disorders Associated With Behavioral Changes -- Psychogenic Movement Disorders. Editors, Karen E. Anderson, William J. Weiner, Anthony E. Lang. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "This volume reflects the latest advances in treatment and research and represents the most comprehensive clinical reference on the behavioral and psychiatric symptoms associated with movement disorders. Globally respected authorities address the range of neuropsychiatric problems associated with Parkinson's disease and related disorders - with new chapters on anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, sexual dysfunction, apathy, and other complicating factors. Timely coverage explores the behavioral side-effects associated with both drug therapy and surgical interventions, including ablative surgery and deep-brain stimulation."--Résumé de l'éditeur