A Practical Approach to Movement Disorders

Encompassing the most recent developments in the treatment of movement disorders, this practical paperback guide to clinical presentation, work-up, and management of common pathologies facilitates quick reference by busy clinicians. Detailing current medical, surgical, and non-pharmacologic approaches to the gamut of movement disorders, it is written in expanded outline format, with extensive use of flow charts, algorithms, and tables to provide important information at a glance. This second edition features a new section on psychiatric issues and expanded coverage of deep brain stimulation surgery, which has become an ascendant treatment option since the first edition was published. Numerous tables present drug dosing, side effects, and various therapeutic regimens for quick reference.
Key Features: * Provides practical yet authoritative information on diagnosis, work-up, and treatment* Encompasses state-of-art treatment options including a new section on psychiatric issues and expanded coverage of deep brain stimulation surgery* Enables busy neurologists to quickly pinpoint required information with expanded outline format* Addresses medical, surgical, and non-pharmacological approaches to all types of movement disorders* Includes numerous management algorithms, tables, and flow charts

Author Biography

Hubert H. Fernandez, MD, is Professor of Medicine (Neurology) and Head, Movement Disorders, Center for Neurological Restoration, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA. Andre Machado MD, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery) and Director, Center for Neurological Restoration, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA. Mayur Pandya, DO, is Associate Staff Physician, Department of Psychiatry, Center for Neurological Restoration, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.