Progressive supranuclear palsy : diagnosis, pathology, and therapy /

This monograph summarizes recent developments in clinical and basic research in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). This disorder is the second most common cause of parkinsonism seen in practice. Only recently we have been able to diagnose it regularly in living patients. There is an outporing of...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Tolosa, Eduardo (Editor), Duvoisin, Roger C., 1927- (Editor), Cruz-Sánchez, F. F. (Felix F.) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wien ; New York : Springer-Verlag, 1994.
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Summary:This monograph summarizes recent developments in clinical and basic research in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). This disorder is the second most common cause of parkinsonism seen in practice. Only recently we have been able to diagnose it regularly in living patients. There is an outporing of new interest in PSP in many research centers around the world and this volume is an expression of this research interest. Different clinical and basic subjects on PSP are covered in this monograph by individual experts in the field, incorporating their latest advances in research. With this book the reader will be able to have on hand the most recent advances on PSP covering areas such as epidemiology, neuropathology and neurophysiological, and neuroimaging aspects, as well as recent advances in neurochemistry, neuropathology and treatment of this disorder. (Special Edition of "Journal of Neural Transmission, Supplementum 42, 1994)
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 293 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783709166413 (electronic bk.)
3709166411 (electronic bk.)