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Advances in Neurology, Volume 89, Myoclonus and Paroxysmal Dyskinesias
edited by Stanley Fahn, Steven J. Frucht, Daniel D. Truong, and Mark Hallett,
137 pp., Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002, $169
This book is a multiauthored account resulting from an international symposium on myoclonus and paroxysmal movement disorders held in October 2000. The symposium and book were planned as a tribute to the late C. David Marsden, who was a leader in the classification, neurophysiology, and management of myoclonus. It consists of 43 chapters written by the invited speakers and other participants at the meeting. There are 33 chapters devoted to myoclonus under the main divisions of Clinical Features, Neurophysiology, Genetics, Pharmacology, Animal Models, and Therapy. These are followed by 10 chapters devoted to paroxysmal dyskinesias, dystonias, and ataxias. The volume serves as a followup to Myoclonus (volume 43 of the Advances in Neurology series, published in 1986), which must be considered the seminal text in the field.
Volume 89 begins with an introductory chapter by Obeso, Bhatia, and Rothwell on the contributions of Professor Marsden to the field of myoclonus. This and the following chapter written by Fahn are masterfully written and serve as excellent introductions to the field.
Of particular interest to the clinician will be the …
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