Therapy of Parkinson's disease
By: edited by Rajesh Pahwa, Kelly E. Lyons, William C. Koller.
Contributors: Pahwa, Rajesh.; Lyons, Kelly E.; Koller, William C., 1945-
Edition: 3rd ed., rev. and expanded.
Series: Neurological disease and therapy -- 63; Neurological disease and therapy -- v. 63.
Publisher: M. Dekker
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 563
Subjects: Parkinson Disease -- therapy
Description: A comprehensive review of current tactics in the therapeutic management of Parkinson₂s disease, this volume offers summaries of salient research findings as well as contemporary attitudes and practical advice from field specialists. The third Edition is expanded and topically reorganized to register trends and progress in anti-parkinsonian medications, ablative surgical options, deep brain stimulation, nonmotor symptom treatments, nonmedical strategies, and investigational therapies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History of the medical therapy of Parkinson'[s] Disease; title: History of surgery for Parkinson's Disease; title: Clinical assessments; title: Magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography investigations; title: Is levodopa toxic?; title: Levodopa therapy; title: Levodopa infusion; title: Bromocriptine; title: Pergolide; title: Pramipexole; title: Ropinirole; title: Cabergoline; title: Apomorphine and rotigotine; title: Tolcapone; title: Entacapone; title: Anticholinergics; title: Selegiline; title: Amantadine; title: Thalamotomy; title: Pallidotomy; title: Subthalamotomy; title: Thalamic deep brain stimulation; title: Globus pallidal deep brain stimulation; title: Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation; title: Cell transplantation; title: Electroconvulsive therapy; title: Functional radiosurgery in movement disorders; title: Transcranial magnetic stimulation; title: Autonomic nervous system disturbances; title: Sleep problems; title: Psychosis and dementia; title: Anxiety and depression; title: Diet and nutrition; title: Speech, voice, and swallowing disorders; title: Physical and occupational therapy; title: New and experimental drug treatments; title: Mitochondrial dysfunction and therapies; title: Trophic factors: potential therapies; title: Neural stem cell therapy.