Balance, Gait, and Falls, Volume 159 (Handbook of Clinical Neurology) 1st Edition PDF

Balance, Gait, and Falls, Volume 159 (Handbook of Clinical Neurology) 1st Edition PDF

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by Brian L Day (Contributor), Stephen R Lord (Contributor)

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    Balance, Gait, and Falls, Volume 159 (Handbook of  Clinical Neurology) 1st Edition PDF 

    by Brian L Day (Contributor), Stephen R Lord (Contributor)

    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.

     

    • Covers all aspects of basic and clinical research on disorders of balance and gait in neurological disease
    • Presents a multidisciplinary review of balance and gait physiology, the epidemiology and natural history of balance and gait impairments in aging, and a broad range of neurological diseases
    • Addresses impairments of balance and gait for basic and clinical researchers in neuroscience, human movement science, physiotherapy and exercise physiology
     

    Product details

    • Series: Handbook of Clinical Neurology (Book 159)
    • Hardcover: 432 pages
    • Publisher: Elsevier; 1 edition (January 4, 2019)
    • Language: English
    • ISBN-10: 0444639160
    • ISBN-13: 978-0444639165
    • Format: Original Publisher PDF.
     
     
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