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Handbook of Parkinson's Disease

Rajesh Pahwa editor Kelly E Lyons PhD editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:9th May '13

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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

"…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

ISBN: 9781841849089

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1310g

620 pages

5th edition