Alberto J. Espay, Anthony Lang

Common Movement Disorders Pitfalls

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The many powerful lessons in this case-based book will help readers appreciate movement disorders diagnoses missed, movements difficult to characterize, tests inappropriately interpreted, and treatments incorrectly chosen. Organized in nine chapters, each case conveys a specific set of clinical pearls on diagnostic or therapeutic issues.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 342g
• ISBN-13: 9780521147965
• ISBN-10: 0521147964
• Artikelnr.: 34384957

Autorenporträt

Alberto Espay is Assistant Professor of Neurology and Director of Clinical Research at the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute, Cincinnati, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; 1. Missing the diagnosis altogether; 2. Attributing findings to a known or suspected disorder; 3. Clinical findings that are subtle; 4. When movement disorders are difficult to characterize; 5. Over-reliance on negative test results; 6. Failure of pattern recognition; 7. Testing pitfalls of commission or omission; 8. Missing radiographic clues; 9. Management misadventures; Further reading; Appendix: video legends; Index.

Rezensionen

"...A valuable tool for anyone studying for boards, thinking about a fellowship in movement disorders, or needing a review of the subtleties of both common and rare movement disorders. " Doody's Review Services