Humana Cortico-Subcortical Dynamics in Parkinson’s Disease (Contemporary Neuroscience)

This book assembles all that is currently known about the pathophysiological changes underlying Parkinson’s Disease (PD). It integrates key aspects of current PD knowledge and research, and provides critical reviews about mechanisms of neurodegeneration. Review From the reviews: "This book nicely combines up-to-date basic science information with clinical data on one of the most prevalent movement disorders worldwide - Parkinson’s disease (PD). … Written for specialists in Parkinson’s disease, the book is appropriate for movement disorder neurologists, neurosurgeons involved in the surgical management of Parkinson’s, and basic scientists interested in the anatomy, physiology, and neurochemistry of Parkinson’s. … It is most useful as a reference for basic scientists as well as clinical researchers." (Virgilio Gerald H. Evidente, Doody’s Review Service, September, 2009) From the Back Cover Cortico-subcortical dynamics in Parkinson’s disease aims to integrate key pathophysiological aspects underlying Parkinson’s disease. The volume offers a broad spectrum of opinions on how chronic dopamine depletion affects cortico-subcortical dynamics, especially how disruptions of the non-dopaminergic systems resulting from chronic dopaminergic degeneration could lead to the functional alterations observed in parkinsonism.     About the Editor: Dr. Kuei Y. Tseng is Assistant Professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL, USA.