Involuntary Movements

Dr. Hiroshi Shibasaki is an emeritus professor at the Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine and served as the President of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology from 2007 to 2010.Dr. Mark Hallett is the former President of the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine and the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.Dr. Stephen G. Reich is the Frederick Henry Prince Distinguished Professor of Neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.Dr. Kailash Bhatia is a Professor of Clinical Neurology in the Sobell Department of Movement Neuroscience at the Institute of Neurology, University College London.

• Preface Chapter 1 Definition and classification of involuntary movements Chapter 2 Tremor Chapter 3 Myoclonus Chapter 4 Chorea and ballism Chapter 5 Athetosis and dystonia Chapter 6 Dyskinesia, motor stereotypies and tics Chapter 7 Functional movement disorders (psychogenic involuntary movements)Chapter 8 Sleep-related movement disordersChapter 9 Disorders of increased muscle stiffness or overactivityAfterword

This book is multi-authored and written by experts in the field, which allows it to offer current, evidence-based approaches to classification, pathophysiology, and treatment of each movement disorder. Video illustrations are edited to make them more educational. I can see myself relying on this book during my outpatient practice as a neurologist.