Parkinson's Disease and Quality of Life

ISBN-13: 9780789007636 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 212 str.

Lucian Cote; Lucien Cote; Robin Elliott

Opis

Published simultaneously as Loss, Grief & Care, v.8, nos.3/4 2000. Some 30 contributions from people representing a variety of professions and expertise (nurses, doctors of various specialities, an accountant, a speech therapist, and the widow of a patient, among others) survey a range of topics including disease management, sexuality, genetic cou

Spis treści

• Shortness of Breath Among Persons with Parkinson's Disease
• Accessing Benefits for Parkinson's Patients
• Physician and Patients in Managing Parkinson's Disease
• The Final Gift: Autopsy and Brain Donation
• Intimacy, Sexuality, and Idiopathic Parkinsonism: The Unchartered Waters
• Genetic Counseling and Parkinson's Disease
• Sexuality and Parkinson's
• Use of Animals in Scientific Research, Education, and Training
• Genetic Factors in Parkinson's Disease
• PET Applications to Surgical Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
• Can Your Insurance Manage the Demands of a Chronic Illness?
• Maximizing Independence: Occupational Therapy Intervention for Patients with Parkinson's Disease
• Brain Tissue Donation in Research on Parkinsonism
• Lesion Surgery for Parkinson's Disease: Practical Aspects of New Developments
• Reviewing the Case for an Environmental Cause of Parkinson's Disease
• Oral Health, Dental Care and the Quality of Life Issues in Parkinson's Disease
• Managing Incontinence in People with Parkinson's Disease
• Nursing Home Care as an Option
• Health Care Proxies
• Fetal Tissue Implantation
• Proportioned Carbohydrate: Protein Diet in the Management of Parkinson's Disease
• On Being an Advocate for Parkinson's Disease Research
• How to Get Organized as a Caregiver
• Cognitive Change, Dementia, and Depression in Parkinson's Disease
• Speech-Language Therapy for Patients with Parkinson's Disease
• GI Problems in Parkinsonism
• Self-Care: The Parkinsonian's Wellness Map
• Using Music Therapy with Parkinsonians
• Accommodating Parkinson's Disease: A Review of the Perspective of the Caregiver and the Parkinsonian
• Medical Expenses and Taxes
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Cote, Lucien; Sprinzeles, Lola L.; Elliott, Robin; Kutscher, Austin H.