Movement Disorders in Childhood

Movement Disorders in Childhood, Third Edition, provides the most up-to-date information on the diseases and disorders that affect motor control, an important area of specialization within child neurology. In this new edition, each chapter has been fully revised to include all of the latest scientific and therapeutic advances. Updates include new insights in motor development, control, goal-directed and habitual behaviors, classifications of movements and their complex and integrated circuitry. The authors also discuss developments in pathophysiologic mechanisms, immunology and metabolic disorders. New chapters include coverage of genetics of movement disorders and movement disorders in psychiatric conditions. Appendices include an updated and revised drug index and genetic search strategy. The video atlas contains new and selected educational videos to help diagnose movement disorders. Provides the only current reference specifically focused on childhood movement disordersInvestigates the underlying etiologies and mechanisms of these disordersCompletely revised and updated with new materials and a more disease-oriented approachNew chapters on genetics of movement disorders and movement disorders in psychiatric conditionsNew videos of instructive and unusual childhood movement disorders