
Essential Tremor: Current Concepts and Controversies
- 1st Edition, Volume 163 - May 26, 2022
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Sheng-Han Kuo, Elan Louis
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 9 9 7 4 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 9 9 7 5 - 8
Tremors, Volume 163 in the International Review in Neurobiology serial highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter i… Read more
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Tremors, Volume 163 in the International Review in Neurobiology serial highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.
- Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors
- Presents the latest release in the International Review on Neurobiology serial
- Updated release includes the latest information on Tremors
Undergraduates, graduates, academics, and researchers in the field of tremors
1. What’s in a name? nomenclature of essential tremor- syndrome or family of diseases?
Louis & Kuo
Is essential tremor a family of diseases or a syndrome? A family of diseases
Riboldi & Frucht
Is essential tremor a family of diseases or a syndrome? A syndrome
Pandey
2. Essential tremor- Is this an electrical or a degenerative disorder? Or is it both?
Louis & Kuo
Is essential tremor a degenerative disorder or an electric disorder? A degenerative disorder
Faust
Is essential tremor a degenerative disorder or an electric disorder? An electric disorder
Cho
3. How important is the inferior olive in essential tremor? An evolving story
Kuo & Louis
Is inferior olive central to the pathophysiology of essential tremor? Yes
Lang & Handforth
Is inferior olive central to the pathophysiology of essential tremor? No
Manto
4. Essential tremor as a harbinger- what is the cognitive fallout of having essential tremor?
Louis & Kuo
Does essential tremor increase the risk of dementia? Yes
Cosentino & Shih
Does essential tremor increase the risk of dementia? No
Rajput
5. Is essential tremor a disorder primarily due to GABA dysfunction?
Kuo & Louis
Is essential tremor a disorder of primary GABA dysfunction? Yes
Gironell
Is essential tremor a disorder of primary GABA dysfunction? No
Bellows &Jimenez-Shahed
6. The future of pharmacotherapies for essential tremor: enhancing GABA neurotransmission or reducing neuronal hyper-excitability?
Kuo & Louis
What is the next generation of medication for essential tremor? Enhancing GABAergic inhibition
Ondo
What is the next generation of medication for essential tremor? Reduction of hyper-excitability
Shukla
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 163
- Published: May 26, 2022
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
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