Movement disorders in childhood /

Experts in the field, Drs. Singer, Mink, Gilbert, and Jankovic, fill the gap in the market by offering the only comprehensive text devoted solely to the diagnoses and treatment of all pediatric movement disorders. Discussions of common and rare disorders such as movements that occur in sleep and psy...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Singer, Harvey S.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia, PA : Saunders/Elsevier, ©2010.
Subjects:	Movement disorders in children. Movement disorders. Children. Movement Disorders Child Troubles moteurs chez l'enfant. Troubles moteurs. Enfants. Enfance. children (people by age group) childhood. HEALTH & FITNESS > Children's Health. MEDICAL > Pediatrics. Movement disorders Children Movement disorders in children Electronic books. Internet Resources.
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Table of Contents:

Basal ganglia anatomy, biochemistry, and physiology
Cerebellar anatomy, biochemistry, and physiology
Classification of movement disorders
Diagnostic evaluation of children with movement disorders
Transient and developmental movement disorders
Tics and Tourette syndrome
Motor stereotypies
Paroxysmal dyskinesias
Chorea, athetosis, and ballism
Dystonia
Myoclonus
Tremor
Ataxia
Parkinsonism
Inherited metabolic disorders associated with extrapyramidal symptoms
Movements that occur in sleep
Cerebral palsy
Drug-induced movement disorders in children
Psychogenic movement disorders.