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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786671003321

Autore

LaPointe Leonard L.

Titolo

Movement disorders in neurologic disease : effects on communication and swallowing / / Leonard L. LaPointe, Bruce E. Murdoch, authors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Diego, California : , : Plural Publishing, Inc., , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-59756-640-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 257 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

616.8/3

Soggetti

Movement disorders - Complications

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction, Definitions, Foundations, and Scope; 2. Etiologies of Movement Disorders; 3. Characteristics of Movement Disorders; 4. Differential Effects of Contemporary Treatments for Movement Disorders on Limb and Speech Function; 5. Course of the Diseases; 6. Principles of Management; 7. Speech Impairments Associated with Movement Disorders: Neuromotor Control Systems; 8. Swallowing and Nutritional Aspects; 9. Language and Cognitive Effects; 10. Medical and Surgical Treatments; 11. The Future of Movement Disorders; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book addresses a wide range of medical disorders that involve disturbances of muscle tone and muscle control, including Parkinson disease, ataxia, spasmodic dysphonia, and Huntington disease and the effects on communication and swallowing.