TY - BOOK AU - Weiner,William J. AU - Shulman,Lisa M. AU - Lang,Anthony E. TI - Parkinson's disease: a complete guide for patients and families SN - 0801865557 (hardcover : acidfree paper) AV - RC382 .W45 2001 U1 - 616.8/33 21 PY - 2001/// CY - Baltimore PB - Johns Hopkins University Press KW - Parkinson's disease KW - Popular works N1 - Includes index; 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/jhu051/00009630.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/jhu051/00009630.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy041/00009630.html ER -