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9780801885457

Parkinson's Disease

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  • ISBN13:

    9780801885457

  • ISBN10:

    0801885450

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-11-13
  • Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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Summary

Recent innovations, including deep brain stimulation and new medications, have significantly improved the lives of people with Parkinson's disease. Nevertheless, medical, emotional, and physical challenges remain. The second edition of this accessible and comprehensive guide provides crucial information for managing this complex condition, including details on the use of medications, diet, exercise, complementary therapies, and surgery.The second edition includes new information about:• The genetic and hereditary pattern of the disease• Medications and uses of established medications• Other approaches to treating the symptoms of Parkinson's• Juvenile-onset Parkinson's disease• Normal pressure hydrocephalus• The effects of fluctuating hormones on disease symptoms• Fetal cell transplants and porcine cell transplants• The nutritional supplement Co-Enzyme Q10

Author Biography

Anthony E. Lang is a professor of neurology and holds the Jack Clark Chair in Parkinson's Disease Research at the University of Toronto.

Table of Contents

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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