| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 432 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Handbook of clinical neurology ; volume 159 |
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Handbook of clinical neurology ; v. 159.
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| Contents |
Section I. Basic aspects. Sensorimotor anatomy of gait, balance and falls -- Sensory integration for human balance control -- Gravity estimation and verticality perception -- Sensorimotor control of standing balance -- Balance Perturbations -- Voluntary steps and gait initiation -- Gait -- Gait adaptability -- Ecology of Falls -- Section II. Clinical aspects. Ageing -- Parkinson's disease -- Falls in frontotemporal dementia and related syndromes -- Stroke -- Dystonia -- Balance, gait and falls in multiple sclerosis -- Gait, balance and falls in Huntington disease -- Cerebellar ataxia -- Tremor -- Dementia -- Cerebral palsy -- Poliomyelitis -- Motor neurone disease -- Brainstem lesions and gait -- Balance, gait and falls in spinal cord injury -- Disorders of the inner ear balance organs and their pathways -- Peripheral nerve disease -- Functional (psychogenic) gait disorder: Diagnosis and management |
| Summary |
"Balance, Gait, and Falls, Volume 159 presents the latest information on sensorimotor anatomy, sensory integration, gravity and verticality, standing balance, balance perturbations, voluntary stepping and gait initiation, gait and gait adaptability, disorders of balance and gait that result from aging and neurological diseases. The book provides a brief overview of age-related changes in the structure and function of sensorimotor and central processes, with sections specifically devoted to Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, cerebellar ataxia, stroke, corticobasal degeneration, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, dystonia, tremor, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, cerebral palsy, polio, motor neuron disease, brainstem lesions, spinal lesions, peripheral nerve disease, and psychogenic conditions. Diseases covered have a common structure comprising background and epidemiology, pathology, balance disorders, gait disorders, falls, therapies (including fall prevention), and future directions"--Publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from electronic title page (ScienceDirect, viewed December 10, 2018) |
| Subject |
Gait disorders.
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Equilibrium (Physiology)
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Falls (Accidents)
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Nervous system -- Diseases.
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Gait in humans.
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Postural Balance
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Gait
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Gait Disorders, Neurologic -- physiopathology
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Accidental Falls
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Nervous System Diseases
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Gait in humans
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Equilibrium (Physiology)
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Falls (Accidents)
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Gait disorders
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Nervous system -- Diseases
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Day, Brian L., editor
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Lord, Stephen R. (Stephen Ronald), 1957- editor.
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| ISBN |
9780444639172 |
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0444639179 |
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