Includes bibliographical references and index.

Functional organization of the basal ganglia -- Neurophysiology of motor control and movement disorders -- Neurobehavioral disorders associated with basal ganglia lesions -- Protein mishandling: role of the ubiquitin proteasome system in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease -- Epidemiology of movement disorders -- Nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson's disease -- Etiology and pathogenesis of Parkinson's isease -- Genetics of Parkinson's disease -- Disease-modifying strategies in Parkinson's Disease -- Pharmacological management of Parkinson's disease -- Experimental therapeutics of Parkinson's disease and the development of new symptomatic medicines for Parkinson's disease -- Dementia associated with Parkinson's disease: features and management -- Progressive supranuclear palsy -- Multiple system atrophy -- Corticobasal degeneration -- Inherited and sporadic tauopathies -- Secondary Parkinson's syndrome -- Huntington's disease -- Chorea, ballism, and athetosis -- Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation -- Neurologic aspects of Wilson's disease: clinical manifestations and treatment considerations -- Neuropathology of parkinsonian disorders -- Mitochondria in movement disorders -- Tremors: differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, and therapy -- Dystonic disorders -- Treatment of dystonia -- Tics and tourette's syndrome -- Myoclonus and startle syndromes -- Treatment of myoclonus -- Drug-induced movement disorders -- Restless legs syndrome -- Hereditary ataxias -- Disorders of gait -- Paroxysmal dyskinesias: an overview -- Sterotypy and catatonia -- Movement disorders in children -- Rigidity and spasticity -- Muscle cramps, stiffness, and myalgia -- Assessment of behavior in Parkinsonian disorders -- Psychogenic movement disorders -- Neuroacanthocytosis -- Prion disease -- Functional neuroimaging in movement disorders -- Botulinum toxin in movement disorders -- Surgery for Parkinson's disease and hyperkinetic movement disorders -- Being realistc about human embryonic stem cell-based therapy for Parkinson's disease -- Deep-brain stimulation for movement disorders -- Clinical rating scales in movement disorders.