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

    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 discusses specific tremor disorders along with the various therapeutic regimens used to treat each of them. The authors supply up-to-date information on the etiology and pathogenesis of tumor, as well as state-of-the-art methods of identification and management of essential tremor and tremor disorders.

    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