Parkinson's disease : a complete guide for patients and families /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2007.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Johns Hopkins Press health book.
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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 challenges and psychiatric symptoms
- Young-onset Parkinson's disease
- Diagnosing Parkinson's disease
- How a diagnosis is made
- Types of Parkinsonism
- Diagnosing other neurologic problems
- Treatment of Parkinson's disease
- How the brain works and how treatment works
- Choosing the correct medications
- Drug therapies
- Diet, exercise, and complemetary and alternative therapies
- Surgical treatments
- Other issues
- Illness, hospitalization, and Parkinson's disease
- Parkinson's disease research
- Questions and answers