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Your Questions Answered
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By
Thomas Foltynie, MB, BS, MRCP, MPhil, Clinical Research Registrar, Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Roger Barker, BA, MBBS, MRCP, Clinical Scientist and Honorary Consultant in Neurology, Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Simon Lewis
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Your Questions Answered,
Description
Written in the popular question and answer format of the
Your Questions Answered
series, this resource provides
all of the information primary care providers need to understand Parkinson's Disease and to deliver effective care. The information is
up to date, evidence-based, and appropriate for sharing with patients and families who wish to learn more about the nature of the disease
and the various management options.
Audience
Primary care physicians and other health practitioners providing front line care (including nurses). It will also be of interest to physicians
treating the elderly, trainee neurologists and psychiatrists, and possibly to patients and families/carers of people with Parkinson's
Disease.
Contents
- A background knowledge of Parkinson's Disease: Aetiology, epidemiology, and pathology
- Recognizing a patient with
PD – History and examination
- Disorders of mood and thinking in PD
- Confirming the diagnosis of PD
- Drug
treatment of early PD – Motor symptoms
- Drug treatment of PD – Non-motor symptoms
- Complications of PD
and treatment of advanced disease
- Non-drug treatment of PD and social issues
- Differential
diagnoses of PD and their relevance for the GP
- Sources of further information and support
Appendices: Rating
scales for assessment of PD
Glossary of terms
Index
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Paperback, 224 pages, publication date: OCT-2002
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-06417-3
ISBN-10: 0-443-06417-2
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 30 Oct 2009
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