Non-motor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease

K Ray Chaudhuri editor Eduardo Tolosa editor Anthony H V Schapira editor Werner Poewe editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:23rd Oct '14

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Non-motor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease cover

Highly commended at the BMA Medical Book Awards 2015

This new edition summarizes the current understanding of non-motor symptoms (NMS) in Parkinson's disease and will point the way towards future research.Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) are known to suffer from motor symptoms of the disease, but they also experience non-motor symptoms (NMS) that are often present before diagnosis or that inevitably emerge with disease progression. The motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease have been extensively researched, and effective clinical tools for their assessment and treatment have been developed and are readily available. In contrast, researchers have only recently begun to focus on the NMS of Parkinson's Disease, which are poorly recognized and inadequately treated by clinicians. The NMS of PD have a significant impact on patient quality of life and mortality and include neuropsychiatric, sleep-related, autonomic, gastrointestinal, and sensory symptoms. While some NMS can be improved with currently available treatments, others may be more refractory and will require research into novel (non-dopaminergic) drug therapies for the future. Edited by members of the UK Parkinson's Disease Non-Motor Group (PD-NMG) and with contributions from international experts, this new edition summarizes the current understanding of NMS symptoms in Parkinson's disease and points the way towards future research.

Review from previous edition ...this is a valuable reminder that there are many non-motor symptoms that can be just as distressing. * BMA Medical Book Competition *

ISBN: 9780199684243

Dimensions: 247mm x 186mm x 33mm

Weight: 1046g

512 pages

2nd Revised edition