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Essential tremor [[electronic resource] ] : the facts / / Mark Plumb, Peter Bain
| Essential tremor [[electronic resource] ] : the facts / / Mark Plumb, Peter Bain |
| Autore | Plumb Mark |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (166 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BainPeter |
| Collana | Facts |
| Soggetto topico |
Tremor
Movement disorders |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-58120-5
9786613893659 0-19-156708-6 0-19-160732-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 What is essential tremor?; The history of essential tremor; The clinical definition of 'classical essential tremor'; Essential tremor and emotional stress; Essential tremor and physiological stress; Ageing-essential tremor as a progressive disease, but is it a neurodegenerative disorder?; Other symptoms in essential tremor; Cognitive ability; Walking; Eyesight and eye movement; Sense of smell; Hearing; Weight loss; Conclusion; 2 Living and coping with essential tremor; Severity; Response to medication; Diet-coffee and alcohol; Anxiety
CounsellingMy hands don't shake-a personal view by Mark Plumb; Get to know the facts about essential tremor; Early age of onset; Raising awareness in society; Repetitive training of the voluntary muscles; 3 The diagnosis of essential tremor; Diagnosis as a process of elimination; Essential tremor versus Parkinson's disease-a differential diagnosis; Hypokinetic versus hyperkinetic movement disorders; The dopamine active transport scan; Is essential tremor a family of related movement disorders?; Assessing tremor severity in essential tremor; Clinical rating scales 4 The treatment of essential tremorNerve cells-what are they?; The medications used to treat essential tremor; Beta-blockers; Primidone; Benzodiazepines; Gabapentin; Topiramate; Botulinum toxin; Naturally occurring chemicals; Alcohol (ethanol); Caffeine; Cannabis; Stereotactic brain surgery-thalamotomy and deep brain stimulation; Stereotactic surgical procedures; Surgical complications; Side effects; How does DBS work?; 5 Who gets essential tremor?; The prevalence of essential tremor in the general population; Essential tremor in families; Essential tremor as a dominant genetic trait Twins in essential tremor-essential tremor is highly heritableIdentifying the essential tremor genes; Essential tremor is a complex inherited disorder; Genetic testing in essential tremor; 6 Possible causes of essential tremor; Essential tremor as a neurological disorder of the central nervous system; Tremor-related nerve cell activity; Imaging studies of the brain in essential tremor; Muscle contraction; The principles of voluntary movement; The thalamus and the control of voluntary movement; Linking tremor and anxiety in essential tremor The neural network and the control of voluntary movementEssential tremor may be a deficit of inhibitory (GABA) neurotransmitter; The GABA receptor; The GABA[sub(A)] α1 receptor subunit knock-out essential tremor mouse; Implications for the dominant mode of inheritance of essential tremor in humans; Conclusions; 7 The future: what are the prospects of a cure for essential tremor?; Gene therapy; Stem cells; The stem cell controversy; Stem cell therapy in neurodegenerative disorders; Neural stem cells and Parkinson's disease; Animal models in stem cell therapy Gene and stem cell therapy in essential tremor |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461674803321 |
Plumb Mark
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Essential tremor [[electronic resource] ] : the facts / / Mark Plumb, Peter Bain
| Essential tremor [[electronic resource] ] : the facts / / Mark Plumb, Peter Bain |
| Autore | Plumb Mark |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (166 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BainPeter |
| Collana | Facts |
| Soggetto topico |
Tremor
Movement disorders |
| ISBN |
1-383-03492-3
1-283-58120-5 9786613893659 0-19-156708-6 0-19-160732-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 What is essential tremor?; The history of essential tremor; The clinical definition of 'classical essential tremor'; Essential tremor and emotional stress; Essential tremor and physiological stress; Ageing-essential tremor as a progressive disease, but is it a neurodegenerative disorder?; Other symptoms in essential tremor; Cognitive ability; Walking; Eyesight and eye movement; Sense of smell; Hearing; Weight loss; Conclusion; 2 Living and coping with essential tremor; Severity; Response to medication; Diet-coffee and alcohol; Anxiety
CounsellingMy hands don't shake-a personal view by Mark Plumb; Get to know the facts about essential tremor; Early age of onset; Raising awareness in society; Repetitive training of the voluntary muscles; 3 The diagnosis of essential tremor; Diagnosis as a process of elimination; Essential tremor versus Parkinson's disease-a differential diagnosis; Hypokinetic versus hyperkinetic movement disorders; The dopamine active transport scan; Is essential tremor a family of related movement disorders?; Assessing tremor severity in essential tremor; Clinical rating scales 4 The treatment of essential tremorNerve cells-what are they?; The medications used to treat essential tremor; Beta-blockers; Primidone; Benzodiazepines; Gabapentin; Topiramate; Botulinum toxin; Naturally occurring chemicals; Alcohol (ethanol); Caffeine; Cannabis; Stereotactic brain surgery-thalamotomy and deep brain stimulation; Stereotactic surgical procedures; Surgical complications; Side effects; How does DBS work?; 5 Who gets essential tremor?; The prevalence of essential tremor in the general population; Essential tremor in families; Essential tremor as a dominant genetic trait Twins in essential tremor-essential tremor is highly heritableIdentifying the essential tremor genes; Essential tremor is a complex inherited disorder; Genetic testing in essential tremor; 6 Possible causes of essential tremor; Essential tremor as a neurological disorder of the central nervous system; Tremor-related nerve cell activity; Imaging studies of the brain in essential tremor; Muscle contraction; The principles of voluntary movement; The thalamus and the control of voluntary movement; Linking tremor and anxiety in essential tremor The neural network and the control of voluntary movementEssential tremor may be a deficit of inhibitory (GABA) neurotransmitter; The GABA receptor; The GABA[sub(A)] α1 receptor subunit knock-out essential tremor mouse; Implications for the dominant mode of inheritance of essential tremor in humans; Conclusions; 7 The future: what are the prospects of a cure for essential tremor?; Gene therapy; Stem cells; The stem cell controversy; Stem cell therapy in neurodegenerative disorders; Neural stem cells and Parkinson's disease; Animal models in stem cell therapy Gene and stem cell therapy in essential tremor |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789972003321 |
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Plumb Mark
|
||
| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Essential tremor [[electronic resource] ] : the facts / / Mark Plumb, Peter Bain
| Essential tremor [[electronic resource] ] : the facts / / Mark Plumb, Peter Bain |
| Autore | Plumb Mark |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (166 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BainPeter |
| Collana | Facts |
| Soggetto topico |
Tremor
Movement disorders |
| ISBN |
1-383-03492-3
1-283-58120-5 9786613893659 0-19-156708-6 0-19-160732-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 What is essential tremor?; The history of essential tremor; The clinical definition of 'classical essential tremor'; Essential tremor and emotional stress; Essential tremor and physiological stress; Ageing-essential tremor as a progressive disease, but is it a neurodegenerative disorder?; Other symptoms in essential tremor; Cognitive ability; Walking; Eyesight and eye movement; Sense of smell; Hearing; Weight loss; Conclusion; 2 Living and coping with essential tremor; Severity; Response to medication; Diet-coffee and alcohol; Anxiety
CounsellingMy hands don't shake-a personal view by Mark Plumb; Get to know the facts about essential tremor; Early age of onset; Raising awareness in society; Repetitive training of the voluntary muscles; 3 The diagnosis of essential tremor; Diagnosis as a process of elimination; Essential tremor versus Parkinson's disease-a differential diagnosis; Hypokinetic versus hyperkinetic movement disorders; The dopamine active transport scan; Is essential tremor a family of related movement disorders?; Assessing tremor severity in essential tremor; Clinical rating scales 4 The treatment of essential tremorNerve cells-what are they?; The medications used to treat essential tremor; Beta-blockers; Primidone; Benzodiazepines; Gabapentin; Topiramate; Botulinum toxin; Naturally occurring chemicals; Alcohol (ethanol); Caffeine; Cannabis; Stereotactic brain surgery-thalamotomy and deep brain stimulation; Stereotactic surgical procedures; Surgical complications; Side effects; How does DBS work?; 5 Who gets essential tremor?; The prevalence of essential tremor in the general population; Essential tremor in families; Essential tremor as a dominant genetic trait Twins in essential tremor-essential tremor is highly heritableIdentifying the essential tremor genes; Essential tremor is a complex inherited disorder; Genetic testing in essential tremor; 6 Possible causes of essential tremor; Essential tremor as a neurological disorder of the central nervous system; Tremor-related nerve cell activity; Imaging studies of the brain in essential tremor; Muscle contraction; The principles of voluntary movement; The thalamus and the control of voluntary movement; Linking tremor and anxiety in essential tremor The neural network and the control of voluntary movementEssential tremor may be a deficit of inhibitory (GABA) neurotransmitter; The GABA receptor; The GABA[sub(A)] α1 receptor subunit knock-out essential tremor mouse; Implications for the dominant mode of inheritance of essential tremor in humans; Conclusions; 7 The future: what are the prospects of a cure for essential tremor?; Gene therapy; Stem cells; The stem cell controversy; Stem cell therapy in neurodegenerative disorders; Neural stem cells and Parkinson's disease; Animal models in stem cell therapy Gene and stem cell therapy in essential tremor |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825288703321 |
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Plumb Mark
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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