William J. Weiner, M.D., is director of the Maryland Parkinson's Disease Center and professor and chairman of the Department of Neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He also serves as the chief of neurology at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He is the author of numerous books and papers on Parkinson's disease. Lisa M. Shulman, M.D., is a professor of neurology, holds the Eugenia Brin Professorship, and is the Rosalyn Newman Distinguished Scholar in Parkinson's Disease at the University of Maryland. Anthony E. Lang, M.D., F.R.C.P., is a professor of neurology and holds the Jack Clark Chair in Parkinson's Disease Research at the University of Toronto. He is the director of the Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Center at Toronto Western Hospital, as well as the past editor of the journal Movement Disorders and the president-elect of the Movement Disorders Society.
Introduction | |
What Is Parkinson's Disease | |
Who Gets Parkinson's Disease? | |
Signs and Symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease | |
Early Symptoms Moderate Parkinson's Disease | |
Advanced Parkinson's Disease Behavioral | |
Changes and Psychiatric Symptoms Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease | |
Diagnosing Parkinson'S Disease | |
How a Diagnosis Is Made Types of Parkinsonism | |
Diagnosing Other Neurological Problems | |
Treatment of Parkinson'S Disease | |
How the Brain Works and How Treatment Works | |
Choosing the Correct Medications Drug | |
Therapies Diet, Exercise, and Complementary and Alternative | |
Therapies Surgical Treatments | |
Other Issues | |
Illness, Hospitalization, and Parkinson's Disease | |
Parkinson's Disease Research Questions and Answers | |
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