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The new Parkinson's disease treatment book, partnering with your doctor to get the most from your medications, J. Eric Ahlskog, Ph.D., M.D

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Includes glossary and index

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The new Parkinson's disease treatment book

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J. Eric Ahlskog, Ph.D., M.D

partnering with your doctor to get the most from your medications

Basic facts about the brain and Parkinson's disesae. A primer on the brain ; Parkinson's disease: changes in the brain and beyond -- Parkinson's disease: diagnosis and prognosis. How to I know if I have Parkinson's disease ; Prognosis -- Distinguishing Parkinson's disease from other disorders. Conditions mistaken for Parkinson's disease ; Testing -- The cause and progression of Parkinson's disease. Clues to the cause(s): genes, environment -- Are there drugs or strategies to slow Parkinson's disease progression? -- The movement problems of Parkinson's disease: medication, rationale and choices. Medication for movement problems (gait, tremor, slowness): background and rationale ; Starting medical treatment of Parkinson's disease movement problems -- Beginning treatment of Parkinson's disease: medication guidelines. Starting Levodopa treatment ; Starting dopamine agonist treatment ; Refactory tremor syndromes: "medications don't help my tremor!" -- The early years on medication. The first few years on Carbidopa/Levodopa treatment ; The early years of Parkinson's disease if started on other drugs -- Later medication inconsistency: motor fluctuations and dyskinesias. Later developing movement problems: motor fluctuations and dykinesias treated with Levodopa adjustments ; Supplemental drugs for motor fluctuations and dyskinesias -- Other treatment problems: not just a movement disorder. Subjective Parkinson's disease symptoms due to dopamine deficiency ; Sleep problems: insomnnia, daytime sleepiness, adn nighttime disruptions ; Depression ; Thinking, memory, adn dementia ; Hallucination, paranoia, delusions, adn problematic compulsive behaviors ; Problems with swallowing, saliva, and speaking ; Managing digestive problems and constipation ; Urinary symptoms ; Sexual dysfunction, estrogen, and menstrual cycles ; Other treatment problems: swelling, skin rashes, and visual symptoms -- Nutrition, exercise, work, and family. Diets, vitamins, nutrition, osteoporosis ; Exercise, physical medicine, and physical therapy ; Family, friends, the workplace, and caregivers -- Surgery and procedures for Parkinson's disease: present and future. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) and other train surgery for Parkinson's disease ; Experimental treatments: fetal and stem cell transplantation, neurotrophic hormone and gene therapy, vaccines and immunotherapy

Partnering with your doctor to get the most from your medications