As many as 250,000 people in the United States have dystonia, making it the third most common movement disorder following essential tremor and Parkinson's disease.Authoritative and reader-friendly, Handbook of Dystonia, Second Edition provides a wide-ranging overview of the latest research and developments regarding the pathogenesis, evaluation, an

SECTION I: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS: Introduction to Dystonia. Epidemiology Dystonia. Genetic Evaluation in Hereditary Dystonia . Functional Anatomy of the Basal Ganglia . Physiology of Primary Dystonia. Pathology of the Dystonias. Neuroimaging in Dystonia. SECTION II: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS: Primary Generalized Dystonia. Cranial Dystonia. Cervical Dystonia. Limb Dystonia. Spasmodic Dysphonia. Embouchure and Other Task-Specific Musician's Dystonias. Sports-Related Task-Specific Dystonia: The Yips. Dopa-Responsive Dystonia. Rapid Onset Dystonia-Parkinson. Secondary Dystonia. Dystonic Symptoms Associated with Parkinsonian Disorder. Drug-Induced Dystonia. Psychogenic Dystonia. Nonmotor Symptoms in Dystonia. Spasticity. SECTION III: TREATMENT OPTIONS: Medical Therapy for Dystonia. Anatomic Principles for Botulinum Toxin Injection. Botulinum Toxin: From Molecule to Clinic. Botulinum Toxins in the Treatment of Dystonia. Botox onabotulinumtoxinA. Myobloc rimabotulinumtoxinB. Dysport abobotulinumtoxinA. Xeomin incobotulinumtoxinA. Peripheral neurolysis in the treatment if dystonia. Selective Denervation in Cervical Dystonia. Repetitive transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment for Dystonia. Brain Surgery for Dystonia.