Advances in the Neurochemistry and Neuropharmacology of Tourette Syndrome

This volume of International Review of Neurobiology brings together cutting-edge research on advances in the neurochemistry and neuropharmacology of Tourette syndrome. It reviews current knowledge and understanding, provides a starting point for researchers and practitioners entering the field, and includes important topics regards tics, neurotransmitters, pharmacology and emerging treatments. This volume of brings together research on tourettes synrdrome. It reviews current knowledge and understanding on the neurochemistry and neuropharmacology of tourettes syndrome. INDICE: An Introduction to the Clinical Phenomenology of Tourette Syndrome Davide Martino, Namrata Madhusudan, Panagiotis Zis and Andrea E. Cavanna Functional Neuroanatomy of Tics Irene Neuner, Frank Schneider and N. Jon Shah Functional Imaging of Dopaminergic Neurotransmission in Tourette Syndrome Bàrbara Segura and Antonio P. Strafella Non-dopaminergic neurotransmission in the pathophysiology of Tourette syndrome Patrick T. Udvardi, Ester Nespoli, Francesca Rizzo, Bastian Hengerer and Andrea G. Ludolph Reinforcement Learning and Tourette Syndrome Stefano Palminteri and Mathias Pessiglione Genetic Susceptibility and Neurotransmitters in Tourette Syndrome Peristera Paschou, Thomas V. Fernandez, Frank Sharp, Gary A. Heiman and Pieter J. Hoekstra Pharmacological Animal Models of Tic Disorders Kevin W McCairn and Masaki Isoda Animal Models Recapitulating the Multifactorial Origin of Tourette Syndrome Simone Macrì, Martina Proietti Onori, Veit Roessner and Giovanni Laviola Neuroendocrine Aspects of Tourette Syndrome Davide Martino, Antonella Macerollo and James F Leckman Clinical Pharmacology of Dopamine-Modulating Agents in Tourette`s Syndrome Sabine Mogwitz, Judith Buse, Stefan Ehrlich and Veit Roessner Clinical Pharmacology of Non-Dopaminergic Drugs in Tourette Syndrome Andreas Hartmann Antiepileptic Drugs and Tourette Syndrome Andrea E. Cavanna and Andrea Nani Clinical Pharmacology of Co-Morbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Tourette Syndrome Valeria Neri and Francesco Cardona Clinical Pharmacology of Comorbid Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Tourette Syndrome Renata Rizzo and Mariangela Gulisano Emerging Treatment Strategies in Tourette syndrome: What's in the Pipeline? C. Termine, C. Selvini, G. Rossi and U. Balottin Tics and Other Stereotyped Movements as Side Effects of Pharmacological Treatment Marcos Madruga-Garrido and Pablo Mir

• ISBN: 978-0-12-411546-0
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 544
• Fecha Publicación: 13/12/2013
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés