PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND OTHER MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2ND EDITION

This is the second edition of the Oxford Specialist Handbook in Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders aiming to provide its readership with the latest developments and innovation across the discipline. Alongside this update in content, the addition of new, insightful sections suggested by readers and other experts in the field, will allow the handbook to further develop as the premier quick reference guide for movement disorders.

The varied and detailed composition of the handbook's chapters is extremely useful for the various readership of this title. The new edition advances the the knowledge and depth of the previous edition with the addition of a number of new sections. This new and improved edition will be a welcome and extremely useful addition to the neurological world.

• New Chapters including 'Atypical Parkinsonism', 'Myclonus', 'Dystonia', and 'Paroxysmal movement disorders'
• Premier quick reference guide for those working in the field of movement disorders

New to this Edition:
• Updated Content
• New sections on multiple areas including 'Atypical Parkinsonism', 'Myclonus', 'Dystonia', and 'Paroxysmal movement disorders'.
• New chapters on 'Stiff syndromes' and 'Investigations in the diagnosis of movement disorders'

Authors
• Mark J Edwards, Eleanor Peel Chair for the Study of Aging, Professor of Neurology, St George's University, London, UK.
• Maria Stamelou, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Assistant Professor of Neurology; Philipps University, Marburg, Germany, and University of Athens, Greece.
• Niall Quinn, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Neurology and Honorary Consultant Neurologist, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
• Kailash P Bhatia, Professor of Clinical Neurology and Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London.

Contens
1: Approach to patients with movement disorders
2: Anatomy and function of the basal ganglia
3: Parkinson's disease
4: Atypical parkinsonism
5: Tremor
6: Tics
7: Chorea
8: Myoclonus
9: Dystonia
10: Drug-induced movement disorders
11: Paroxysmal movement disorders
12: Movement disorders and ataxia
13: Movement disorders and sleep
14: Other dyskinetic syndromes
15: Functional (Psychogenic) movement disorders
16: Startle and stiff-person syndromes