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edited by Eduardo Tolosa, William Koller, and Oscar Gershanik, 150 pp, with videotape, $125, Newton, Mass, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998.

Arch Neurol. 1998;55:1026.

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Movement disorders, though common in both general and neurological practice, have long been regarded as mysterious diseases best considered only by subspecialty-trained neurologists. In the foreword, the authors acknowledge the increasingly important role general practitioners have in the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions, and the book is thus targeted primarily to generalists, residents, and nonspecialized neurologists. An effort is made by the editors to ensure a straightforward approach to diagnosis and treatment while minimizing discussion of pathophysiology and theoretic concerns that is largely successful.

The book begins with a cursory overview on how to recognize movement disorders, and through the use of tables classifies movement disorders on the basis of phenomenology. A brief discussion of the physiology of the basal ganglia is also presented together with figures illustrating the pathophysiology of Parkinson disease and chorea. Subsequent chapters deal with specific diseases (Parkinson disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, and multiple systems . . . [Full Text of this Article]