Marsden's Book of Movement Disorders

Section 1 - Introduction; 1 Anatomy; 2 Functions of the basal ganglia; Section 2 - The clinical approach to movement disorders; 3 Clinical assessment; 4 Investigation; Section 3 - Akinetic-rigid syndromes; Section 3a - Idiopathic/primary syndromes; 5 Parkinson's disease; 6 Multiple system atrophy; 7 Progressive supranuclear palsy (or Steele-Richardson-Olszewski disease); 8 Corticobasal degeneration; 9 Parkinsonian-dementia syndromes; Section 3b - Symptomatic Parkinsonian syndromes inherited; 10 Wilson's disease; 11 Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN), previously also known as Hallervorden-Spatz disease; Section 3c - Symptomatic Parkinsonian syndromes aquired; 12 Postencephalic parkinsonism; 13 Drug-induced parkinsonism and the neuroleptic malignant syndrome; 14 Basal ganglia calcification; 15 Other acquired symptomatic parkinsonian syndromes; Section 4 - Tremor; 16 Physiological and exaggerated or enhanced physiological tremor; 17 Classic

Charles David Marsden was Professor of Neurology at the Institute of Neurology/Neurosurgery at Queen Square and a leading figure in the study of Movement Disorders. Among his many significant scientific contributions were the pioneering of evoked responses, and transcranial electrical and magnetic stimulation as methods of demonstrating conduction in neuronal pathways, and establishing the existence and importance of long latency reflexes in maintaining posture. Together with Professor Stanley Fahn, of the Neurological Institute in New York, he founded the Movement Disorder Society and its scientific journal Movement Disorders. He died in 1998. ; Ivan Donaldson is on the Board of Directors of the New Zealand Brain Research Institute, Christchurch New Zealand, and was for many years affiliated with the Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Queen Square. He was Associate Professor at the Christchurch School of Medicine and Consultant Neurologist at Christchurch Hospital. ; Kail

The most comprehensive overview of movement disorders... The goal of the late David Marsden was to create a 'clinical bible' for clinicians and neurologists as also a standard work for the neuroscientists - this is absolutely succeeded. The author team has achieved after years of detailed work to reflect the broad spectrum of movement disorders in all its aspects on a current state of knowledge in a unique way. This new work may now - not only but especially because of the wealth of information - be regarded as a new standard work. Fortschritte Neurologie Psychiatrie The book is very well structured with a huge amount of functional anatomy and superb clinical details, described in the inimitable Marsden style followed by encyclopedic revision on topics Bathia has us used to reading. The combination of long lasting or perhaps perpetual knowledge with classic descriptions make it a sophisticated textbook, of interest both for the well trained movement disorder specialist, as well as the less expert student. The reference list is complete and updated including the very latest material from the year of galley proof submission after every chapter. It is without a doubt a great addition to anyone's library. . www.movementdisorders.org It was only with hard labour that this book was produced; it is not clear how much Marsden actually wrote of the final product, but it would not have been finished without his enthusiasm and influence that lives on in many of us. With all the detail, the foundation to be found here is sturdy, and the book makes an excellent reference. It also serves as a landmark text, which will be a useful source of definitive information for future historians who want to know what the primitive practitioners of movement disorders were thinking in 2012. Brain, Feb 2013 The book is unique because of the consistent approach it brings to thinking and acting when faced with diagnosis and management of patients with movement disorders. It is a philosophy that