Movement Disorders in Children brings the combined expertise and experience of two world-known authorities to the systematic and practical study of movement disorders in infancy and childhood. Aimed at the clinicians and professionals who manage children with these disorders, Emilio Fernandez-Alvarez and Jean Aicardi cover not only the well-known diseases, but also the less well-known conditions, such as 'transient' and 'paroxysmal' movement disorders. It is the first time all the available information, currently spread throughout journals and individual chapters in other books, has been brought together in one volume and specifically directed towards the care of children with movement disorders. With its clinical emphasis, full coverage and extensive but selective references, this book will be essential reading for child neurologists, pediatricians and physiotherapists.
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Acknowledgements Foreword Bengt Hagberg Preface 1. General concepts 2. Disorders in which a hypokinetic-rigid syndrome is the predominant feature 3. Movement disorders with tremor as the main clinical manifestation 4. Disorders with chorea or ballismus as predominant clinical features 5. Movement disorders with dystonia or athetosis as the main clinical manifestation 6. Diseases with several types of movement disorder 7. Paroxysmal movement disorders 8. Movement disorders with myclonus as the main clinical manifestation 9. Tic disorders 10. Drug-induced movement disorders 11. Movement disorders in cerebral palsy: miscellaneous movement disorders in childhood 12. Ancillary investigations: section 1. recording of abnormal movements section 2. studies with positron emission tomography section 3. examination of biopsied tissue Index
