Marsden’s Book of Movement Disorders (0)

Charles David Marsden was Professor of Neurology at the Institute of Neurology/Neurosurgery at Queen Square and a leading figure in the study of Movement Disorders. Among his many significant scientific contributions were the pioneering of evoked responses, and transcranial electrical and magnetic stimulation as methods of demonstrating conduction in neuronal pathways, and establishing the existence and importance of long latency reflexes in maintaining posture. Together with Professor Stanley Fahn, of the Neurological Institute in New York, he founded the Movement Disorder Society and its scientific journal Movement Disorders. He died in 1998. ; Ivan Donaldson is on the Board of Directors of the New Zealand Brain Research Institute, Christchurch New Zealand, and was for many years affiliated with the Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Queen Square. He was Associate Professor at the Christchurch School of Medicine and Consultant Neurologist at Christchurch Hospital. ; Kail

This book represents the final work of the late Professor C. David Marsden, who was the most influential figure in the field of movement disorders, in terms of his contributions to both research and clinical practice, in the modern era. It was conceived and written by David Marsden and his colleague at the Institute of Neurology, Prof. Ivan Donaldson. It was their intention that this would be the most comprehensive book on movement disorders and also that it would
serve as the 'clinical Bible' for the management of these conditions. It provides a masterly survey of the entire topic, which has been made possible only by vast laboratory and bedside experience.

Marsden's Book of Movement Disorders covers the full breadth of movement disorders, from the underlying anatomy and understanding of basal ganglia function to the diagnosis and management of specific movement disorders, including the more common conditions such as Parkinson's Disease through to rare, and very rare conditions such as Niemann-Pick disease. Chapters follow a structured format with historical overviews, definitions, clinical features, differential diagnosis, investigations
and treatment covered in a structured way. It is extensively illustrated with many original photographs and diagrams of historical significance. Among these illustrations are still images of some original film clips of some of Dr. Marsden's patients published here for the first time.

Comprehensively referenced and updated by experts from the Institute of Neurology at Queen Square, this book is a valuable reference for, not just movement disorder specialists and researchers, but also for clinicians who care for patients with movement disorders.

Winner in the Neurology category, BMA Medicine Book Awards 2013Marsden's Book of Movement Disorders covers the full breadth of movement disorders, from the underlying anatomy and understanding of basal ganglia function to the diagnosis and management of specific movement disorders, including the more common conditions such as Parkinson's Disease through to very rare conditions such as Niemann-Pick disease.

Winner in the Neurology category, BMA Medicine Book Awards 2013

Section 1 - Introduction; 1 Anatomy; 2 Functions of the basal ganglia; Section 2 - The clinical approach to movement disorders; 3 Clinical assessment; 4 Investigation; Section 3 - Akinetic-rigid syndromes; Section 3a - Idiopathic/primary syndromes; 5 Parkinson's disease; 6 Multiple system atrophy; 7 Progressive supranuclear palsy (or Steele-Richardson-Olszewski disease); 8 Corticobasal degeneration; 9 Parkinsonian-dementia syndromes; Section 3b - Symptomatic Parkinsonian syndromes inherited; 10 Wilson's disease; 11 Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN), previously also known as Hallervorden-Spatz disease; Section 3c - Symptomatic Parkinsonian syndromes aquired; 12 Postencephalic parkinsonism; 13 Drug-induced parkinsonism and the neuroleptic malignant syndrome; 14 Basal ganglia calcification; 15 Other acquired symptomatic parkinsonian syndromes; Section 4 - Tremor; 16 Physiological and exaggerated or enhanced physiological tremor; 17 Classic