Handbook of Dystonia

Mark A. Stacy, Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina, USA Handbook of Dystonia, Second Edition, will again be edited by Mark A. Stacy, whose reputation in the industry as an expert in this movement disorder has only grown since he developed the very successful first edition. Dr. Stacy, now a professor of neurology at Duke University, has attracted a team of internationally-recognised movement disorder specialists to write the first edition of the book. These experts have returned to update their chapters, and new treatment specialists have been recruited to write the new botulinum toxin chapters.

SECTION I: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS: Introduction to Dystonia. Epidemiology Dystonia. Genetic Evaluation in Hereditary Dystonia . Functional Anatomy of the Basal Ganglia . Physiology of Primary Dystonia. Pathology of the Dystonias. Neuroimaging in Dystonia. SECTION II: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS: Primary Generalized Dystonia. Cranial Dystonia. Cervical Dystonia. Limb Dystonia. Spasmodic Dysphonia. Embouchure and Other Task-Specific Musician’s Dystonias. Sports-Related Task-Specific Dystonia: The Yips. Dopa-Responsive Dystonia. Rapid Onset Dystonia-Parkinson. Secondary Dystonia. Dystonic Symptoms Associated with Parkinsonian Disorder. Drug-Induced Dystonia. Psychogenic Dystonia. Nonmotor Symptoms in Dystonia. Spasticity. SECTION III: TREATMENT OPTIONS: Medical Therapy for Dystonia. Anatomic Principles for Botulinum Toxin Injection. Botulinum Toxin: From Molecule to Clinic. Botulinum Toxins in the Treatment of Dystonia. Botox onabotulinumtoxinA. Myobloc rimabotulinumtoxinB. Dysport abobotulinumtoxinA. Xeomin incobotulinumtoxinA. Peripheral neurolysis in the treatment if dystonia. Selective Denervation in Cervical Dystonia. Repetitive transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment for Dystonia. Brain Surgery for Dystonia.