(International Review of Child Neurology Series.) Edited by Emilio Fernandez-Alvarez and Jean Aicardi. 263 pp., illustrated. London, Mac Keith Press, 2001. $74.95. ISBN 1-898-68323-9.
The term "movement disorders" refers to a heterogeneous groupof neurologic conditions that share the clinical presentationof involuntary movements and that are presumed to arise frompathophysiologic abnormalities in the basal ganglia or extrapyramidalmotor system. Most of these conditions are rare, but a few,such as tic disorders, are quite common. Our understanding ofthe basic science underlying these disorders is rapidly increasing,thanks to the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging,positron emission tomography, and single-photon-emission computedtomography, along with advances in molecular genetics. Toolsfor clinical diagnosis and strategies for treatment, however,have lagged far behind . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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