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Dystonia and Dystonic Syndromes

The current concept of dystonic movement connects the abnormal function of somatosensory pathways and somatosensory analyzers with the dystonic performance of motor action, which is based on the abnormality of sensorimotor integration. This concept is reflected not only in idiopathic dystonia, but a...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kanovsky, Petr. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Bhatia, Kailash P. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Rosales, Raymond L. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Subjects:
Neurology .
Neurosurgery.
Psychiatry.
Neurosciences.
Neurology.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1516-9
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Pathophysiology and nosology of dystonia
  • Dystonia: History of the term and syndrome
  • Physiology of dystonia
  • Genetics of dystonia
  • Nosology and classification of dystonia
  • Secondary dystonias
  • Dystonia - parkinsonism syndromes
  • Dystonia in multiple system atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy
  • Psychogenic dystonia
  • Part II. Treatment of dystonia
  • Pharmacological treatment of dystonia
  • Botulinum toxin treatment of dystonia
  • Long-term BoNT treatment of dystonia
  • Brain plasticity in dystonia
  • Surgical treatment of dystonia
  • Indications of deep brain stimulation in dystonia
  • Pitfalls of deep brain stimulation in dystonia
  • Neurorehabilitation in dystonia
  • Dystonia in Art: The Impact of Psychiatric and Neurological Disease on the Work of the Sculptor F.X. Messerschmidt.

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