Cerebellar disorders a practical approach to diagnosis and management

• Main Author: Manto, Mario (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press 2010
• Subjects: Cerebellar Diseases > diagnosis; Cerebellar Diseases > therapy
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"This book on cerebellar disorders begins with our current understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the cerebellum, and then dives into the diagnosis and treatment of the many different disorders. As virtually all pathological processes can affect the cerebellum, the book actually covers...

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• Machine generated contents note: Preface; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Embryology and anatomy; 2. Physiology of the cerebellum; 3. Symptoms of cerebellar disorders; 4. Clinical scales; 5. Diagnosis of cerebellar disorders as a function of age; 6. Overview of the general management of cerebellar disorders; 7. Malformations; 8. Cerebellar stroke; 9. Immune diseases; 10. Endocrine disorders; 11. Infectious diseases; 12. Corticobasal degeneration; 13. Tumors and paraneoplastic disorders; 14. Trauma of the posterior fossa; 15. Toxic agents; 16. Autism spectrum disorders and ataxia; 17. Progressive myoclonic epilepsies; 18. Multiple system atrophy (MSA); 19. Essential tremor; 20. Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxias (ARCAs); 21. Mitochondrial disorders; 22. X-linked ataxias; 23. Dominant ataxias; Index.