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- English
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Handbook of Dystonia
About this book
As many as 250,000 people in the United States have dystonia, making it the third most common movement disorder following essential tremor and Parkinson's disease.Authoritative and reader-friendly, Handbook of Dystonia, Second Edition provides a wide-ranging overview of the latest research and developments regarding the pathogenesis, evaluation, an
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction to dystonia
- 2 Epidemiology of dystonia
- 3 Genetic evaluation in hereditary dystonia
- 4 Functional anatomy of the basal ganglia
- 5 Physiology of primary dystonia
- 6 Pathology of the dystonias
- 7 Neuroimaging in dystonia
- 8 Evaluation and management of the primary dystonia patient
- 9 Cranial dystonia
- 10 Cervical dystonia
- 11 Limb dystonia
- 12 Spasmodic dysphonia
- 13 Embouchure and other task-specific musician's dystonias
- 14 Sports-related task-specific dystonia: The yips
- 15 Dopa-responsive dystonia
- 16 Rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism: More than just dystonia
- 17 Secondary dystonia
- 18 Dystonic symptoms associated with parkinsonian disorders
- 19 Drug-induced dystonia
- 20 Psychogenic dystonia
- 21 Nonmotor symptoms in dystonia
- 22 Spasticity
- 23 Medical therapy for dystonia
- 24 Anatomic principles for botulinum toxin injection
- 25 Botulinum toxin: From molecule to clinic
- 26 Botulinum toxins in the treatment of dystonia
- 27 OnabotulinumtoxinA: BOTOX
- 28 RimabotulinumtoxinB
- 29 Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA) botulinum toxin type A
- 30 Xeomin incobotulinumtoxinA
- 31 Phenol neurolysis in the treatment of dystonia
- 32 Selective denervation in cervical dystonia
- 33 Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of dystonia
- 34 Brain surgery for dystonia
- Index
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