Susan H. Fox • Jonathan M. Brotchie Editors 2014 Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases, with the incidence rising along with the aging population. Treating the motor symptoms of PD with the dopamine precursor, levodopa, is extremely effective and, to this day, one of the successes of modern clinical pharmacology. […]

Pablo Martinez-Martin, Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez, Maria João Forjaz, Kallol Ray Chaudhuri 2014      

Corrado Angelini 2014 A Case-Based Approach The excitement of genetics in neuromuscular disorders is related not only to new information developing from the tremendous advances in basic neurosciences but also to the increasingly sophisticated methods that we use to learn how a mutation perturbs function and how unknown mutations can be detected.

Abdul Qayyum Rana • Peter Hedera 2014 Movement disorders are neurological conditions characterized by excessive involuntary movements or paucity of normal movements. Movement disorders may be complex, and thus diagnosing them can be a challenge at times.