Pediatric neurologist Dr. Yasser Awaad functions as a consultant in Michigan’s Beaumont Health System. A recognized leader in the field of movement disorders, Dr. Yasser Awaad wrote “Movement Disorders,” the only chapter on the topic in any pediatric textbook. It appears in the second edition of Textbook of Clinical Pediatrics, a publication of Springer Publishing Co.
In 425 chapters written by 389 physicians and scientists, Textbook of Clinical Pediatrics takes a problem-based approach to a wide range of diseases and conditions that impact pediatric patients. Intended for practicing physicians in the daily treatment of children, it provides evidence-based solutions to various maladies.
The chapter on movement disorders, the textbook’s 363rd, describes the differences between movement disorders in children and adults. Moreover, it distinguishes hyperkinetic disorders from those that are hypokinetic; whereas excessive movement characterizes hyperkinetic disorders, including chorea and dystonia, insufficient movement or rigidity describes hypokinetic disorders like Parkinson’s disease.
In 425 chapters written by 389 physicians and scientists, Textbook of Clinical Pediatrics takes a problem-based approach to a wide range of diseases and conditions that impact pediatric patients. Intended for practicing physicians in the daily treatment of children, it provides evidence-based solutions to various maladies.
The chapter on movement disorders, the textbook’s 363rd, describes the differences between movement disorders in children and adults. Moreover, it distinguishes hyperkinetic disorders from those that are hypokinetic; whereas excessive movement characterizes hyperkinetic disorders, including chorea and dystonia, insufficient movement or rigidity describes hypokinetic disorders like Parkinson’s disease.
