Main description:

Parkinsonism beyond Parkinson's Disease, Volume 149, the latest release in the International Review of Neurobiology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including How to approach a patient with parkinsonism - red flags for atypical parkinsonism, The 'classic' atypical parkinsonian disorders, Classification of atypical parkinsonism per pathology vs. phenotypes, Progressive supranuclear palsy, Corticobasal degeneration, Multiple system atrophy, Atypical parkinsonism in other sporadic and genetic neurodegenerative diseases, Sporadic 'Atypical' Parkinson's disease, and much more.

Contents:

How to approach a patient with Parkinsonism- red flags for atypical parkinsonism
Eoin Mulroy, Maria Stamelou, and Kailash P. Bhatia

Part 1: The 'classic' atypical parkinsonian disorders

Classification of atypical Parkinsonism per pathology versus phenotype
Gesine Respondek, Maria Stamelou, and Gunter Hoeglinger

Progressive supranuclear palsy
Nikolaos Giagkou,Gunter Hoeglinger, and Maria Stamelou

Corticobasal degeneration
Gerard Saranza, Jennifer Whitwell, Gabor Kovacs, and Anthony Lang

Multiple system atrophy in Parkinsonism beyond Parkinson's disease
Alessandra Fanciulli, Iva Stankovic, Florian Krismer, Klaus Seppi, Johannes Levin, and Gregor K. Wenning

Part 2: Atypical parkinsonism in other sporadic and genetic neurodegenerative diseases

'Atypical' Parkinson's disease - sporadic
Kirsten E. Zeuner and Daniela Berg

Genetic 'atypical' Parkinson's disease
Anne Weissbach, Christina Wittke, Meike Kasten, and Christine Klein

Atypical Parkinsonism in other sporadic and genetic neurodegenerative diseases Alzheimer disease (sporadic and genetic) Alzheimer disease (sporadic and genetic)
Johannes Levin

Parkinsonism in frontotemporal dementias
James B. Rowe

Parkinsonism in neurodegenerative diseases predominantly presenting with ataxia
Matthis Synofzik

Parkinsonian signs in Huntington's disease - impact on diagnosis and management
Ralf Reilmann

Parkinsonism in diseases predominantly presenting with Dystonia
Alessio Di Fonzo, Giulia Franco, Paolo Barone, and Roberto Erro

Genetic mimics of the non-genetic atypical parkinsonian disorders-the 'atypical' atypical
Nikolaos Giagkou, Kailash P. Bhatia, Gunter Hoeglinger, and Maria Stamelou

Part 3: Secondary parkinsonism

Parkinsonism in neurometabolic diseases
Miryam Carecchio

Secondary parkinsonism due to drugs, vascular lesions, tumors, trauma, and other insults
Matthias Hoellerhage

Parkinsonism in autoimmune diseases

Chrysanthi Barba and Haris Alexopoulos