Genetic Counseling for Adult Neurogenetic Disease A Casebook for Clinicians
Will I end up just like my parent? Will the children get it too? Why is this happening to me? The adult patient diagnosed with or at risk for a neurogenetic disease has many questions and concerns for the genetic counselor, the neurologist, and other practitioners. Because of the emotional and pot...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
2015, 2015
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1:The Movement Disorders
- 1.Overview
- 2.Huntington Disease
- 3.Parkinson Disease
- 4.Dystonia
- 5.Ataxia
- Part 2:The Dementias
- 6.Overview
- 7.Alzheimer’s Disease
- 8.Frontotemporal Degeneration
- 9.Prion Diseases
- Part 3:Stroke
- 10.Overview of Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke Risk Factors
- 11.CADASIL
- Part 4:The Motor Neuron Diseases
- 12.Overview
- 13.Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- 14.Spinal Bulbar Muscular Atrophy: Kennedy’s Disease
- 15.Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
- Part 5:The Neuropathies and Channelopathies
- 16.Charcot Marie Tooth
- 17.Channelopathies
- 18.Overview
- 19.The Myopathies
- 20.The Muscular Dystrophies
- 21.The Myotonic Dystrophies
- Part 7:Neurocutaneous Syndromes
- 22.Overview
- 23.Neurofibromatosis
- 24.Tuberous sclerosis
- Part 8:The Clinical Evaluation
- 25.The Neurological Examination and Testing
- 26.The Neuropsychological Evaluation