Parkinson's Disease - Clinician's Desk Reference

Donald Grosset
Department of Neurology, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK

Hubert Fernandez
Movement disorders Center, Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.

Michael Okun
McKnight Brain Institute, Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.

The second title in the new series ‘Clinician’s Desk Reference’, designed as concise up-to-date volumes on key conditions for physicians in the hospital setting and in primary care, and for many professionals allied to medicine.

Coverage ranges from incidence, diagnosis, investigation, drug treatments, non-motor features of Parkinson’s Disease, assessment scales and surgical intervention, to the role of nurses, physio– and occupational therapists, speech/language pathologists, dieticians, and to the use of complementary medicine.

The book is illustrated by photos/imaging and by charts and tables.

Contents

1. Parkinson’s disease facts and figures
2. Clinical diagnosis of Parkinsonism and tremor
3. Diagnostic testing and neuroimaging
4. Drug treatment
5. Non-Motor features of Parkinson’s Disease
6. Motor and non-motor assessment scales in Parkinson’s disease
7. Surgical therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
8. The role of the nurse specialist in the management of Parkinson’s disease
9. The role of the physiotherapist and occupational therapist
10. The role of the speech language pathologist
11. The role of the dietician
12. Complementary medicine and PD

Index