a complete guide for patients and families Weiner, William J. creator Shulman, Lisa M. Lang, Anthony E. text mdu Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press c2001 2001 monographic eng

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xi, 256 p. ; 24 cm. Machine generated contents note: Preface ix -- Acknowledgments xiii --Part I. INTRODUCTION --i. What Is Parkinson's Disease? 3 -- 2. Who Gets Parkinson's Disease? I8 --Part II. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE --3. Early Symptoms 31 -- 4. Moderate Parkinson's Disease 42 -- 5. Advanced Parkinson's Disease 58 -- 6. Behavioral Changes and Psychiatric Symptoms 73 -- 7. Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease 85 --Part III. DIAGNOSING PARKINSON'S DISEASE --8. How a Diagnosis Is Made 95 -- 9. Types of Parkinsonism 108 -- 10. Diagnosing Other Neurologic Problems 117 Part IV TREATMENT OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE --11. How the Brain Works and How Treatment Works 13I -- 12. Choosing the Correct Medications 143 -- 13. Drug Therapies 156 -- 14. Diet, Exercise, and Complementary and Alternative Therapies 186 -- 15. Surgical Treatments 197 --Part V OTHER ISSUES -- 16. Illness, Hospitalization, and Parkinson's Disease 213 -- 17. Parkinson's Disease Research 219 -- 18. Questions and Answers 230 --Resources 243 -- Index 247. William J. Weiner, Lisa M. Shulman, Anthony E. Lang. Includes index. Parkinson's disease Popular works RC382 .W45 2001 616.8/33 0801865557 (hardcover : acidfree paper) 0801865565 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 00009630 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/jhu051/00009630.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/jhu051/00009630.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy041/00009630.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/jhu051/00009630.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/jhu051/00009630.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy041/00009630.html DLC 000523 20220321084835.0 12017340