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Movement Disorders: Viewpoint—Medical Therapy

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The field of movement disorders is discussed with reference to the two most common disorders: Parkinson disease and essential tremor; the similarities and differences between the two disorders are discussed.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Abraham N. Lieberman M.D.

  2. Department of Neurology, Banner Sunreach Research Institute, Sun City, AZ, USA

    Sara S. Dhanani M.D.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, USA

    Lawrence S. Chin

  2. Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Univ. of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    William F. Regine

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Lieberman, A.N., Dhanani, S.S. (2015). Movement Disorders: Viewpoint—Medical Therapy. In: Chin, L., Regine, W. (eds) Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8363-2_57

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