ATYPICAL PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS

The vast array of symptoms associated with parkinsonism that differ in both their manifestation and cause from symptoms typically seen in Parkinson's disease are expertly outlined in detail in this important volume addressing this complex disorder. These various atypical parkinsonian syndromes are classified according to the patterns of damage they produce in the nervous system, the constellation of clinical symptoms they cause, and their natural course. The first section covers the historical, epidemiological, neuropathological and genetic aspects of these disorders while the second section covers the clinical aspects of quality of life, mood, speech and language, praxis and visuospatial cognition assessment. Laboratory studies are featured in the final section including the role of functional imaging, MRI, SPECT, rCBF, PET and well as neuropsychological evaluation, and event-related evoked potentials. This volume also includes a CD-ROM featuring video of these atypical disorders.