Part 1. Overview -- Computational physiology of the basal ganglia, movement disorders and their therapy -- Animal models of movement disorders -- Epidemiological methods for studying movement disorders -- Clinical overview and phenomenology of movement disorders -- Neuropathology of movement disorders: an overview -- Rational and methodology for the appraisal of clinical trials in movement disorders -- How to record a video of a movement disorders patient -- Rating scales in movement disorders -- Genetics of movement disorders -- Part 2. Parkinson?s Disease -- Etiology and pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease -- Clinical features and differential diagnosis of Parkinson?s disease -- Non-motor problems in Parkinson?s disease -- The natural history of Parkinson?s disease -- Medical treatment of Parkinson?s disease -- Surgical treatment of PD, transplantations and restorative therapies for Parkinson?s disease -- Quality of life in Parkinson?s disease -- Part 3. Other Movement Disorders -- Multiple system atrophy -- Progressive supranuclear palsy -- Cortico-basal degeneration -- Lewy body dementia and related syndromes -- Toxic-induced Parkinsonism -- Vascular parkinsonism -- Stiff-person syndromes -- Dystonia -- Huntington disease.-Chorea, ballism, athetosis.-Tardive dyskinesia -- Tics and Tourette syndrome -- Tremors: differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, and thera -- Myoclonus and Startle syndromes: phenomenology, etiology, physiology, and treatment -- Ataxia: pathophysiology, and clinical syndromes -- The paroxysmal dyskinesias.-Wilson disease? neurological aspects; clinical manifestations and treatment considerations -- Psychogenic movement disorders: phenomenology, diagnosis, and treatment -- REM sleep behavior disorder -- Restless legs syndrome and painful legs/moving toes -- Botulin toxin in movement disorders and spasticity -- Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration -- Movement disorders of the face -- Drug-induced movement disorders -- Stereotypy -- Movement disorders in children -- Systemic illnesses that cause movement disorders -- Neuroacanthocytosis syndromes.

This book offers a complete overview on movement disorders. It guides the reader from the phenomenology to the diagnosis and differential diagnosis, examination and treatment. Includes a DVD that illustrates the different types of movement disorders.