Ebook: Neuroimaging of Movement Disorders

In the diagnosis and treatment of movement disorders, the use of neuroimaging has expanded widely and has been an exciting, important modality for unlocking the causes of abnormal motor control. With ever improving machinery, data collection techniques and analysis methods, researchers are now being presented with an exponentially increasing amount of data that they must wade through and interpret in the context of existing knowledge about movement disorders.

In Neuroimaging in Movement Disorders, the editors have produced a gold-standard resource that brings together an impressive international group of authorities in their respective fields to outline the current state of knowledge. Controversies, such as conflicting findings and methodological limitations, are covered and provide the reader with a comprehensive yet pragmatic understanding of the state of science. The chapters offer both comprehensive reviews of various neuroimaging methods and also more in-depth summaries of the contributions made by neuroimaging in individual movement disorders. Although many of the neuroimaging methods that are discussed have not been routinely used in clinical practice, the authors skillfully provide the reader with adequate detail to understand the requirements for using these methods and in some cases even the starting knowledge to begin local implementation. Neuroimaging in Movement Disorders is an indispensable reference that will be of value to all physicians and researchers involved in the care of patients with movement disorders.

In the diagnosis and treatment of movement disorders, the use of neuroimaging has expanded widely and has been an exciting, important modality for unlocking the causes of abnormal motor control. With ever improving machinery, data collection techniques and analysis methods, researchers are now being presented with an exponentially increasing amount of data that they must wade through and interpret in the context of existing knowledge about movement disorders.

In Neuroimaging of Movement Disorders, the editors have produced a gold-standard resource that brings together an impressive international group of authorities in their respective fields to outline the current state of knowledge. Controversies, such as conflicting findings and methodological limitations, are covered and provide the reader with a comprehensive yet pragmatic understanding of the state of science. The chapters offer both comprehensive reviews of various neuroimaging methods and also more in-depth summaries of the contributions made by neuroimaging in individual movement disorders. Although many of the neuroimaging methods that are discussed have not been routinely used in clinical practice, the authors skillfully provide the reader with adequate detail to understand the requirements for using these methods and in some cases even the starting knowledge to begin local implementation. Neuroimaging of Movement Disorders is an indispensable reference that will be of value to all physicians and researchers involved in the care of patients with movement disorders.

In the diagnosis and treatment of movement disorders, the use of neuroimaging has expanded widely and has been an exciting, important modality for unlocking the causes of abnormal motor control. With ever improving machinery, data collection techniques and analysis methods, researchers are now being presented with an exponentially increasing amount of data that they must wade through and interpret in the context of existing knowledge about movement disorders.

In Neuroimaging of Movement Disorders, the editors have produced a gold-standard resource that brings together an impressive international group of authorities in their respective fields to outline the current state of knowledge. Controversies, such as conflicting findings and methodological limitations, are covered and provide the reader with a comprehensive yet pragmatic understanding of the state of science. The chapters offer both comprehensive reviews of various neuroimaging methods and also more in-depth summaries of the contributions made by neuroimaging in individual movement disorders. Although many of the neuroimaging methods that are discussed have not been routinely used in clinical practice, the authors skillfully provide the reader with adequate detail to understand the requirements for using these methods and in some cases even the starting knowledge to begin local implementation. Neuroimaging of Movement Disorders is an indispensable reference that will be of value to all physicians and researchers involved in the care of patients with movement disorders.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Introduction to Neuroimaging....Pages 1-24
Morphometric Analyses in Movement Disorders....Pages 25-47
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Its Applications in Movement Disorders....Pages 49-58
PET/SPECT Imaging During Dynamic Motor Control....Pages 59-69
Transcranial Ultrasonography in Movement Disorders....Pages 71-92
Applications of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Movement Disorders....Pages 93-104
Structural MRI in Idiopathic Parkinson Disease and Parkinsonism....Pages 105-128
Dopamine Imaging in Idiopathic Parkinson Disease and Other Parkinsonisms....Pages 129-141
Functional MRI in Idiopathic Parkinson Disease and Parkinsonism....Pages 143-157
Neuromelanin Imaging in Parkinson Disease....Pages 159-164
Neuroimaging of Dystonia....Pages 165-184
Neuroimaging in Essential Tremor....Pages 185-199
Imaging in Huntington’s Disease and Other Choreas....Pages 201-225
Neuroimaging of Ataxias....Pages 227-245
Other Gait Disorders....Pages 247-273
Neuroimaging of Basal Ganglia Calcifications....Pages 275-285
Back Matter....Pages 287-290

In the diagnosis and treatment of movement disorders, the use of neuroimaging has expanded widely and has been an exciting, important modality for unlocking the causes of abnormal motor control. With ever improving machinery, data collection techniques and analysis methods, researchers are now being presented with an exponentially increasing amount of data that they must wade through and interpret in the context of existing knowledge about movement disorders.

In Neuroimaging of Movement Disorders, the editors have produced a gold-standard resource that brings together an impressive international group of authorities in their respective fields to outline the current state of knowledge. Controversies, such as conflicting findings and methodological limitations, are covered and provide the reader with a comprehensive yet pragmatic understanding of the state of science. The chapters offer both comprehensive reviews of various neuroimaging methods and also more in-depth summaries of the contributions made by neuroimaging in individual movement disorders. Although many of the neuroimaging methods that are discussed have not been routinely used in clinical practice, the authors skillfully provide the reader with adequate detail to understand the requirements for using these methods and in some cases even the starting knowledge to begin local implementation. Neuroimaging of Movement Disorders is an indispensable reference that will be of value to all physicians and researchers involved in the care of patients with movement disorders.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Introduction to Neuroimaging....Pages 1-24
Morphometric Analyses in Movement Disorders....Pages 25-47
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Its Applications in Movement Disorders....Pages 49-58
PET/SPECT Imaging During Dynamic Motor Control....Pages 59-69
Transcranial Ultrasonography in Movement Disorders....Pages 71-92
Applications of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Movement Disorders....Pages 93-104
Structural MRI in Idiopathic Parkinson Disease and Parkinsonism....Pages 105-128
Dopamine Imaging in Idiopathic Parkinson Disease and Other Parkinsonisms....Pages 129-141
Functional MRI in Idiopathic Parkinson Disease and Parkinsonism....Pages 143-157
Neuromelanin Imaging in Parkinson Disease....Pages 159-164
Neuroimaging of Dystonia....Pages 165-184
Neuroimaging in Essential Tremor....Pages 185-199
Imaging in Huntington’s Disease and Other Choreas....Pages 201-225
Neuroimaging of Ataxias....Pages 227-245
Other Gait Disorders....Pages 247-273
Neuroimaging of Basal Ganglia Calcifications....Pages 275-285
Back Matter....Pages 287-290
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