Movement disorders in childhood /

"Movement Disorders in Childhood, Third Edition provides the most up-to-date information on the diseases and disorders that affect motor control, an important area of specialization within child neurology. In this new edition, each chapter has been fully revised to include all of the latest sci...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Singer, Harvey S. (Author), Mink, Jonathan W. (Author), Gilbert, Donald L. (Pediatric neurologist) (Author), Jankovic, Joseph (Author)
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2022]
Edition:	Third edition.
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. Movement disorders in children Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Section I: Overview
Basal ganglia anatomy, biochemistry, and physiology
Cerebellar anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, and plasticity
Classification of movement disorders
Diagnostic evaluation of children with movement disorders
Motor assessments
Section II: Developmental Movement Disorders
Transient and developmental movement disorders
Section III: Paroxysmal Movement Disorders
Tics and tourette syndrome
Motor stereotypies
Paroxysmal dyskinesias
Section IV: Hyperkinetic And Hypokinetic Movement Disorders
Chorea, athetosis, and ballism
Dystonia
Myoclonus
Tremor
Ataxia
Parkinsonism
Hereditary spastic paraplegia
Section V: Selected Secondary Movement Disorders
Metabolic disorders with associated movement abnormalities
Movement disorders in autoimmune diseases
Movement disorders in sleep
Cerebral palsy
Movement disorders and neuropsychiatric conditions
Drug-induced movement disorders in children
Functional movement disorders.