Author : Renzo Guerrini
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521771108
Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (711 download)
Book Synopsis Epilepsy and Movement Disorders by : Renzo Guerrini
Download or read book Epilepsy and Movement Disorders written by Renzo Guerrini and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The boundaries between epilepsy and movement disorders are difficult to define; some syndromes or diseases may combine the two and many manifestations of one are similar to the other. For the first time, a distinguished, international team of specialists comprehensively examines the clinical, neurophysiological, genetic, pharmacological and molecular factors which underlie the relationships and differences between the two disorders. They examine the methods for investigating motor cortex excitability and the electrophysiological and chemical characteristics of epilepsies which resemble movement disorders. They present a scheme for neurophysiological classification of myoclonic epilepsies and myoclonus and give a detailed analysis of the disorders which cause diagnostic problems in children and adults. There is also an innovative, up-to-date review of the genetic syndromes which associate epilepsy and paroxysmal dyskinesias, and a review of the drugs used to treat, or which may precipitate, epilepsy and movement disorders. This is essential reading for clinicians and neuroscientists.