Parkinson's Disease : : a Complete Guide for Patients and Families
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Includes index.
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.
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SERIES
A Johns Hopkins Press health book.
PUBLISHED
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: xi, 278 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0801885450 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780801885457 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0801885469 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780801885464 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Shulman, Lisa M.
Lang, Anthony E.
SUBJECTS
Parkinson's disease.