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Parkinson's Disease 3/e

Name: Parkinson's Disease 3/e
Brand: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
SKU: 9781421410760
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JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESSISBN: 9781421410760

A Complete Guide for Patients and Families

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By William J. Weiner, Lisa M. Shulman, Anthony E. Lang
Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Format: PAPERBACK
Pages: 344

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Recent innovations, including deep brain stimulation and new medications, have significantly improved the lives of people who have Parkinson's disease. Nevertheless, they continue to face many challenges. Patients and families have long relied on Parkinson's Disease for reliable advice about medical, emotional, and physical issues. Bringing this trusted guide up to date, three expert neurologists describe

New understandings gained by five years of additional intensive research of Parkinson's disease

A new chapter devoted to exerciseNew information about imaging techniques such as SPECT Scan and DATScan that are aiding in the diagnosis

New findings about the genetics of the disease

Promising uses of new technologies such as tablet devices for people who have trouble communicating

Information about impulse control disorders caused by some drugs used to address the symptoms of the disease

A complete update on treatments such as medications, surgery, and more

Preface
Part I: Introduction
1. What Is Parkinson's Disease?
2. Who Gets Parkinson's Disease?
Part II: Signs and Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
3. Early Symptoms
4. Moderate Parkinson's Disease
5. Advanced Parkinson's Disease
6. Behavioral Changes and Psychiatric Symptoms
7. Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease
Part III: Diagnosing Parkinson's Disease
8. How a Diagnosis Is Made
9. Types of Parkinsonism
10. Diagnosing Other Neurologic Problems
Part IV: Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
11. How the Brain Works and How TreatmentWorks
12. Choosing the Correct Medications
13. Drug Therapies
14. Exercise and Rehabilitation Therapy
15. Diet and Complementary/AlternativeTherapies
16. Surgical Treatments
Part V: Other Issues
17. Illness, Hospitalization, and Parkinson's Disease
18. Parkinson's Disease Research
19. Questions and Answers
Resources
Index

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