Living with Parkinson's
By: Gabriella Rogers
Publisher: New Holland
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Sidney, Australia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781741108927
Subjects: Management; Popular Works; Etiology; Therapy; Treatment; Diagnosis; Popular works; Parkinson Disease; Parkinson's disease
Description: It is estimated that four to six million people around the world suffer from Parkinson's Disease - around 100,000 of these are in Australia. This book is written by a professional medical journalist and is endorsed by Parkinson's Australia bringing together a formal medical perspective with the more personal perspective to provide a comprehensive look at the disease from all angles.
Notes: Subtitle from cover: "Diagnosis, treatment and management : who gets Parkinson's and why, taking charge, treatment options, living positively with Parkinson's."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-198) and index.
Table of contents: title: Defining Parkinson's disease; title: Accepting the diagnosis; title: Taking charge of your health; title: Stages of Parkinson's; title: Coping with daily life; title: Relationships; title: The future; title: Facts and figures: drugs to be used with caution; title: Notes; title: Useful addresses; title: Glossary of terms.