Edited by
Mark LeDoux, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Division of Movement Disorders; Department of Neurology, Memphis, U.S.A.
Mark LeDoux, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Division of Movement Disorders; Department of Neurology, Memphis, U.S.A.
Description
The use of animal models is a key aspect of scientific research in numerous fields of medicine. This book vigorously examines the important
contributions and application of animal models to the understanding of human movement disorders and will serve as an essential resource
for basic neuroscientists engaged in movement disorders research. Academic clinicians, translational researchers and basic scientists
are brought together to connect experimental findings made in different animal models to the clinical features, pathophysiology and treatment
of human movement disorders. A vital feature of this book is an accompanying DVD with video clips of human movement disorders and their
corresponding animal models. The book is divided into sections on Parkinson disease, Huntington disease, dystonia, tremor, paroxysmal
movement disorders, ataxia, myoclonus, restless legs syndrome, drug-induced movement disorders, multiple system atrophy, progressive
supranuclear palsy/corticobasal degeneration and spasticity. This book serves as an essential resource for both clinicians interested
in the science being generated with animal models and basic scientists studying the pathogenesis of particular movement disorders.
Audience:
General neurologists, neurologists with subspecialty interest in movement disorders, neuroscientists, rehabilitation physicians, psychiatrists,
and academic veterinarians with an interest in animal models.
