Handbook of Parkinson's Disease

Herausgeber: Pahwa, Rajesh; Lyons, Kelly E.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Highly Commended, BMA Medical Book Awards 2014 This volume has long prevailed as one of the leading resources on Parkinson's disease (PD). Fully updated with practical and engaging chapters on pathology, neurochemistry, etiology, and breakthrough research, this source spans every essential topic related to the identification, assessment, and treatment of PD. Reflecting the many advances that have taken place in the management of PD, this volume promotes a multidisciplinary approach to care and supplies new sections on the latest pharmacologic, surgical, and rehabilitative therapies, as well as essential diagnostic, imaging, and nonmotor management strategies. New to this edition: ¿ Early identification of premotor symptoms ¿ Potential disease modification agents ¿ Physical and occupational therapy

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• 5. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 620
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1036g
• ISBN-13: 9781841849089
• ISBN-10: 1841849081
• Artikelnr.: 33824391

Autorenporträt

Rajesh Pahwa MD is a clinician and Laverne and Joyce Rider Professor of Neurology and Director of the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center, University of Kansas Medical Center. Kelly E Lyons PhD is Director of Research and Education at the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center, University of Kansas Medical Center.

Inhaltsangabe

Early Iconography of Parkinson's Disease. Epidemiology. Differential
Diagnosis. Pathophysiology and Clinical Assessment. Premotor Symptoms.
Autonomic Dysfunction and Management. Sleep Dysfunction. Neuropsychological
Aspects. Management of Anxiety and Depression. Management of Psychosis and
Dementia. Neuroimaging. Neuropathology. Neurophysiology and Neurocircuitry.
Animal Models. Genetics. Environmental Risk Factors. Disease Modification.
Amantadine and Anticholinergics. Levodopa. Dopamine Agonists. MAO
inhibitors. COMT Inhibitors. Investigational Pharmacological Treatments.
Deep Brain Stimulation. Investigational Surgical Therapies. Physical and
Occupational Therapy. Voice, Speech and Swallowing Disorders. Alternative
Therapies.