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Surgery for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disordersby Joachim K. Krauss Et Al
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Written by internationally recognized authorities, this comprehensive reference reviews the entire range of surgical treatments for movement disorders including Parkinson's disease, tremor, dystonia, Huntington's disease, hemiballism, hemifacial spasm, and spasticity. The contributors explain the rationale and indications for surgery in patients with movement disorders, describe each step of contemporary surgical techniques, and examine current controversies regarding patient selection criteria, optimal targets for therapy, and surgical methods. Coverage includes state-of-the-art information on functional stereotactic surgery, microelectrode recording, neuroimaging, new targets within the brain for surgery, new indications for deep brain stimulation, and neural transplantation. More than 200 illustrations complement the text. Book News Annotation:This book provides a critical and scholarly review of the rationales
and indications for surgery for movement disorders such as
Parkinson's disease, tremor disorders, dystonia, and other movement
disorders, including Huntington's disease, hemichorea, and Tourette's
syndrome. It reviews contemporary surgical techniques, and discusses
issues related to patient selection, the optimal target, surgical
methods, and other unresolved controversies. Material is of interest
to neurologists, neurosurgeons, neurophysiologists, and health care
professionals caring for patients with movement disorders. Krauss is
vice-chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at University
Hospital, Mannheim, Germany.
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