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Handbook of Parkinson's Disease: Neurological Disease and Therapy

Editat de Rajesh Pahwa, Kelly E. Lyons Ph.D.
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 9 mai 2013
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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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781841849089
ISBN-10: 1841849081
Pagini: 620
Ilustrații: 51 b/w images, 37 tables and 40 halftones
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 41 mm
Greutate: 1.31 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: CRC Press
Colecția CRC Press
Seria Neurological Disease and Therapy

Locul publicării:Boca Raton, United States

Public țintă

Professional and Professional Practice & Development

Cuprins

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.


Recenzii

"…This new edition of the Handbook of Parkinson's Disease covers all new aspects of the condition and fulfils all the needs of an authoritative and recent update. The editors have put together an excellent group of authors. Each of them is a well-known specialist in their field and the chapters are scholarly and easy to read."
—Günther Deuschl, Professor of Neurology, Chairman of the Department of Neurology, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Universiätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (from the Foreword)
"a thorough and wide ranging overview of the differential diagnosis, investigation, management and pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD). … anyone who is either involved in the medical management of patients with PD, or researches the condition, would benefit from having access to this book." Highly Commended."
—2014 BMA Medical Book Awards
Praise for the Previous Edition
"…valuable to the neurologist or psychiatrist who treats Parkinson's patients or to anyone who enjoys the pure intellectual pleasure of watching scientific progress unfold in the understanding of Parkinson's disease."
Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

"...covers all aspects of Parkinson's disease and is the best general text on the topic."
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Notă biografică

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.

Descriere

Now in its fifth edition, this volume is a comprehensive review of all aspects of Parkinson’s disease. The contributors discuss early manifestations leading to diagnosis, genetics epidemiology, and the use of animal models for diagnosis and treatment. Additional focused areas include sleep dysfunction, neuropsychological aspects, neuroimaging, and the management of anxiety, depression, psychosis, and dementia, as well as motor and non-motor management and surgical treatments. Also discussed are various non-pharmacologic approaches, including physical and occupational therapy. In addition, they review potential treatments currently being investigated.