Surgery
- Spanning the wide variety of surgical options utilized in the field, this reference discusses
- patient selection for movement disorder surgery
- a large array of techniques for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, emphasizing deep brain stimulation
- the results of various types of surgery and complication rates for these procedures
- botox injection therapy for dystonia
- deep brain simulation for the treatment of generalized and cervical dystonia and tourette's syndrome
- modern neurosurgical therapy of spacticity
A thorough review of the surgical procedures and technologies currently available for the treatment of various movement disorders, this guide illustrates strategies for the management of conditions such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia, Tourette's syndrome, hemifacial spasm, and cerebral palsy-emphasizing surgical indications and outcomes, as well as methods of complication prevention and avoidance.