With recent advances of modern medicine more people reach the 'elderly age' around the globe and the number of dementia cases are ever increasing. This book is about various aspects of dementia and provides its readers with a wide range of thought-provoking sub-topics in the field of dementia. The ultimate goal of this monograph is to stimulate other physicians' and neuroscientists' interest to carry out more research projects into pathogenesis of this devastating group of diseases.
Volume editor:
Daniela Berg,
Uwe Walter
Imprint: Academic Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 90
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 151mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 570g
ISBN: 9780123813305
ISBN 10: 0123813301
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 18 August 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
PART I. Introduction Introductory remarks on the history and current applications of TCS – M. Stern – (US)—received Method and validity of transcranial sonography in movement disorders – D. Skoloudik (Czech Republic), U. Walter (Germany)—received TCS anatomy – H. Huber (Germany)-- received PART II. Transcranial sonography in Parkinson’s disease Diagnosis of PD – Transcranial sonography in relation to SPECT, MIBG – Kajimoto (Japan)--received Diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease – Transcranial sonography in relation to MRI – Niehaus (Germany) Transcranial sonography in the early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease - Gaenslen, Berg (Germany)-- received Transcranial sonography in the premotor diagnosis of PD – Behnke, Schröder, Berg (Germany)-- received Underlying pathophysiology (MRI, postmortem) – Double/Duma (Australia)-- received Transcranial sonography for discrimination of PD vs atypical parkinsonian syndromes – A. Vlaar, K. Srulijes, W. Mess (Netherlands, Germany)--received Transcranial sonography for discrimination of PD vs vascular parkinsonism – Pablo Venegas (Chile)--received Transcranial sonography findings in monogenetic parkinsonism – K. Brockmann, J. Hagenah (Germany)--received PART III. Transcranial sonography in other movement disorders and depression Transcranial sonography in brain disorders with trace metal accumulation – U. Walter (Germany)—received Transcranial sonography in Dystonia – A. Gaenslen (Germany)—received Transcranial sonography in essential tremor – H. Stockner (Austria)-- received VII. Transcranial sonography in restless legs syndrome – J. Godau (Germany), M. Sojer (Austria)-- received VIII. Transcranial sonography in Ataxia – J. Eyding (Germany)—received IX. Transcranial sonography in Huntington’s disease – T. Postert (Germany)--received X. Transcranial sonography in Depression – M. Mijalovic (Serbia)-- received PART IV. Future applications and Conclusion 19 . Future applications: Transcranial sonography-assisted stereotaxy and follow-up of deep brain implants in patients with movement disorders – U. Walter (Germany)--received 20. Conclusion – D. Berg (Germany)--received
