1st Edition

Handbook of Essential Tremor and Other Tremor Disorders

Edited By Kelly E. Lyons, Rajesh Pahwa Copyright 2005
412 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

416 Pages
by CRC Press

Filling a gap in the literature, this reference offers 25 authoritative chapters on the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and medical and surgical treatment of essential tremor and various tremor disorders, including chapters on Parkinsonian, cerebellar, neuropathic, post-traumatic, psychogenic, and drug-induced tremor. Reporting on the latest findings and research in the field, this guide... Read more

Foreword

Preface

Dedication

Contributors

Part I: Essential Tremor

The History of Essential Tremor

Adam S. DiDio and William C. Koller

Epidemiology and Etiology of Essential Tremor

Elan D. Louis

Pathophysiology of Essential Tremor

Jan Raethjen and Gu¨nther Deuschl

Animal Models of Essential Tremor

Jayaraman Rao

Neuropathology and Neurochemistry of Essential Tremor

Ali Rajput and Alex Rajput

Differential Diagnosis and Clinical Characteristics of Essential Tremor

Rodger J. Elble

The Clinical Assessment of Essential Tremor

Peter G. Bain

Impact of Essential Tremor and Its Medical and Surgical Treatment on Neuropsychological Functioning, Activities of Daily Living, and Quality of Life

Alexander I. Tro¨ster and Karen A. Tucker

Neuroimaging of Essential Tremor

Jo Ann Antenor and Joel S. Perlmutter

Medical Treatment of Essential Tremor

Anokh Pahwa, Kelly E. Lyons, and Rajesh Pahwa

Surgical Treatment of Tremor

Yasuhiko Baba and Ryan J. Uitti

Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Alternative Therapies for Essential Tremor

Tanya Simuni

Part II: Other Tremor Disorders

Parkinsonian Tremor

Anthony E. Lang and Cindy Zadikoff

Dystonic Tremor

Joseph Jankovic and Nicte I. Mejia

Cerebellar Tremor

Lauren C. Seeberger and Robert A. Hauser

Holmes Tremor

Arif Dalvi

Orthostatic Tremor

Michele Tinazzi, Willibald Gerschlager, and Kailash P. Bhatia

Task-Specific Tremor

Natividad P. Stover and Ray L. Watts

Neuropathic Tremor

David S. Saperstein and Richard J. Barohn

Posttraumatic Tremor

Jennifer S. Hui and Mark F. Lew

Infectious Tremor

Dee E. Silver

Intracranial Lesions and Tremor

Hubert H. Fernandez and Michael S. Okun

Drug- and Toxin-Induced Tremor

John C. Morgan and Kapil D. Sethi

Physiological Tremor

Neng Huang and James Tetrud

Psychogenic Tremor

Nestor Galvez-Jimenez

Index

Biography

Kelly E. Lyons, Rajesh Pahwa