Fast facts
Subtitle: Parkinson's disease
By: K. Ray Chaudhuri, Christopher G. Clough, Kapil D. Sethi
Contributors: Clough, Christopher G.; Sethi, Kapil D.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Fast facts; Fast facts
Publisher: Health Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781905832941; 9781905832880
Subjects: Parkinson's disease; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Parkinsonian Disorders; Movement Disorders; Basal Ganglia Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Parkinson Disease; HEALTH & FITNESS; Diseases; Alzheimer's & Dementia; MEDICAL; Neurology
Description: Book Description: Most textbooks on Parkinson's disease focus on specific elements of management such as the treatment of motor symptoms, yet there is an overwhelming body of evidence and patient testimony that supports the need for information on holistic care. This beautifully illustrated third edition of Fast Facts: Parkinson s Disease addresses all aspects of patient care, including the importance of a multidisciplinary team approach, and the assessment and treatment of non-motor symptoms. This highly readable handbook covers: The latest genetic discoveries; -- New diagnostic techniques, including transcranial ultrasound; -- Long-term complications and their management Neurosurgical treatments and candidate assessment; -- New clinical trial data on neuroprotective therapies; -- The most recent additions to the pharmacological armamentarium. Fast Facts: Parkinson s Disease provides doctors, nurses and therapists with rapid access to the most up-to-date relevant information, with the aim of providing optimum care and improving the lives of all patients with Parkinson's disease and related disorders.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Fast Facts: Parkinson's Disease, third editon; Glossary; Introduction; Chapter 1: Epidemiology, pathophysiology and genetics; Chapter 2: Diagnosis; Chapter 3: Drug treatment; Chapter 4: Neurosurgery; Chapter 5: Other therapies and support; Chapter 6: Long-term complications; Chapter 7: Other parkinsonian syndromes; Chapter 8: Developments; Useful resources; Index.