Movement Disorders and Pain: Medical Management and Functional Neurosurgery

Recent research and advances in the medical management of movement disorders and pain and in functional neurosurgery are collected in this issue arising from a conference held in April 2002 in Oxford. Excellent papers covering the spectrum of movement disorders and pain syndromes and the stereotactic neurosurgical interventions that have been used in their treatment are presented. Other outstanding articles deal with surgical techniques, overviews and developments in deep brain stimulation for dystonia and Parkinson disease. Further important topics such as safety and risk of microelectrode recording in surgery for movement disorders are also discussed. Presenting the state-of-the-art of the most recent surgical advances and current thinking about the management of these challenging conditions this publication is essential reading for stereotactic and functional neurosurgeons, movement disorder neurologists, pain specialists, and health care providers involved in the care of patients suffering from movement disorders and pain syndromes.