Parkinson's Disease : A Complete Guide for Patients and Families

by Weiner, William J.

• ISBN13: 9780801868801
• ISBN10: 0801868807
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr

Summary

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 best comprehensive guide on Parkinson's disease I have ever read. If I were suggesting a book for my primary care physician to read on Parkinson's disease, this would be the one." -- APDA Young Parkinson's Newsletter

Author Biography

William J. Weiner, M.D., is the director of the Maryland Parkinson's Disease Center and a professor of neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine Lisa M. Shulman, M.D., is an associate professor of neurology at the University of Maryland and the Rosalyn Newman Scholar of Clinical Research in Parkinson's Disease 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 co-editor-in-chief of the journal Movement Disorders

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
PART I Introduction
What Is Parkinson's Disease?	3	(22)
Who Gets Parkinson's Disease?	25	(18)
PART II Signs and Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
Early Symptoms	43	(16)
Moderate Parkinson's Disease	59	(23)
Advanced Parkinson's Disease	82	(22)
Behavioral Changes and Psychiatric Symptoms	104	(17)
Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease	121	(14)
PART III Diagnosing Parkinson's Disease
How a Diagnosis Is Made	135	(17)
Types of Parkinsonism	152	(13)
Diagnosing Other Neurologic Problems	165	(20)
PART IV Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
How the Brain Works and How Treatment Works	185	(17)
Choosing the Correct Medications	202	(19)
Drug Therapies	221	(45)
Diet, Exercise, and Complementary and Alternative Therapies	266	(16)
Surgical Treatments	282	(23)
PART V Other Issues
Illness, Hospitalization, and Parkinson's Disease	305	(8)
Parkinson's Disease Research	313	(15)
Questions and Answers	328	(21)
Resources	349	(6)
Index	355