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Parkinson's Disease Treatment Guide for Physicians

ISBN: 9780195371772 | 0195371771
Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 3/25/2009

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SummaryTable of Contents
Roughly 1.9 million people are afflicted with Parkinson's disease and, according to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, that number is on the rise! Parkinson's Disease Treatment Guide for Physicians will comprehensively cover Parkinson's disease (PD), including diagnosis, testing, prognosis, and possible causes. Its primary focus will be on treatment, specifying appropriate drugs, doses, and common side effects. It will address not only the treatment of motor problems (tremor, gait, etc.), but everything else that routinely arises in a PD pract... MORE
Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Backgroundp. 3
Clinical Basics: Understanding and Examining the Motor Systemp. 6
Basic Neuropathology and Neuroanatomy of Parkinson's Diseasep. 13
Clinical Diagnosis of Parkinson's Diseasep. 20
Natural Progression of Parkinson's Disease over the Lifetimep. 28
Conditions Mistaken for Parkinson's Diseasep. 35
Efficient Testing, Incl... MOREp. 56
Etiology and Epidemiology of Parkinson's Diseasep. 59
Strategies for Slowing Parkinson's Disease Progressionp. 73
Overview: Available Drugs for Motor Problems of Parkinson's Diseasep. 79
Choosing the Initial Drug (Confronting Controversies)p. 105
Starting Treatment with Carbidopa/Levodopap. 116
Starting Treatment with a Dopamine Agonist Drugp. 136
Parkinsonism-Plus Syndromes, Levodopa Failures, and Refractory Tremor: Treatment Optionsp. 151
Problems That May Surface during the First Few Years of Levodopa Treatmentp. 160
When a Dopamine Agonist Is the First and Primary Drug: Early Problemsp. 164
Levodopa Adjustments to Treat Motor Instability: Motor Fluctuations and Dyskinesiasp. 170
Adjunctive Drugs for Motor Fluctuations and Dyskinesiasp. 189
Nonmotor Symptoms Requiring Dopamine Replacement Therapyp. 206
Insomnia, Somnolence, and Other Sleep Disordersp. 214
Orthostatic Hypotension and Other Causes of Dizzinessp. 230
Depressionp. 241
Dementiap. 246
Hallucinations, Delusions, and Pathologic Behaviorsp. 254
Dysphagia, Drooling, and Dysarthriap. 270
Constipation and Delayed Gastric Emptyingp. 274
Urinary Symptomsp. 279
Sexual Dysfunction, Estrogen, and Menstrual Cyclesp. 287
Other Common Problems: Edema, Rashes, and Visual Symptomsp. 293
Diets, Nutrition, and Osteoporosis Preventionp. 301
Exercise, Physical Therapy, and an Active Lifestylep. 308
Societal and Occupational Issues; Caregiversp. 315
Surgery: Nonneurologic and Parkinson's Disease Operations, Including Deep Brain Stimulationp. 320
Future Parkinson's Disease Treatment: Directing Resources and Counseling Patientsp. 336
Clinical Rating Scales and Patient Resourcesp. 343
Author Indexp. 362
Subject Indexp. 374
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