Part of the Oxford American Neurology Library, Parkinsons Disease:: Improving Patient Care is a clinically-focused text for healthcare professionals involved in the everyday management of Parkinsons disease patients. Primary care physicians, general neurologists, medical trainees, and ancillary therapists including mental health professionals, speech therapists, and physical therapists will all find helpful information regarding caring for patients with Parkinsons disease. Theeasily readable text provides information on the diagnosis of Parkinsons disease and everyday management of patients with this disorder. Concise chapters and tables for easy reference make this book easy to read in sequence or use as a handy reference. The 12 chapters cover all aspects of Parkinsonsdisease care from diagnosis, test selection and early management to handling complications, deciding whether surgical options are appropriate, managing Parkinsons disease patients in the inpatient setting and supporting patients and families during late-stage complications. Tables and boxes highlight diagnostic clues and criteria and appropriate medications and doses for Parkinsons disease-specific medications and medications used to treat general aspects of the disease such asconstipation.
1 What is Parkinsons Disease?; 2 Diagnosing Parkinsons Disease; 3 Atypical Parkinsonian Disorders and Other Mimics of Parkinsons Disease; 4 Natural History of Parkinsons Disease; 5 Medical and Non-Medical Management of Early Parkinsons Disease; 6 Motor Fluctuations: What are They and How Do You Treat Them?; 7 Non-Motor Complications in Parkinsons Disease; 8 The Follow-Up Visit; 9 When to consider Deep Brain Stimulation, and How To Approach It; 10 Common Challenges and Complications in the Inpatient Setting; 11 Management of Late Complications of Parkinsons Disease; 12 The Role of the Non-Neurologist;
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