Parkinson's Disease in the Older Patient

ISBN-13: 9780367446130 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 432 str.

Dr Jeremy R. Playfer; John Hindle

Opis

This book is updated and provides information on the aetiology and pathogenesis of the condition, drug and surgical treatments, sleep disturbances, quality of life. It is valuable for general practitioners, geriatricians, neurologists and psychiatrists, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists.

Spis treści

Part 1: Background. History of Parkinson’s disease. Aetiology, pathology and pathogenesis. Epidemiology of Parkinson’s disease. Part 2: Diagnosis and Assessment. Diagnosis and differential diagnosis. Assessment and quality of life. Part 3: Non-motor Dysfunction. Neuropsychiatry. Autonomic Dysfunction. Oral problems – speech, diet and oral care. Sleep dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease. Part 4: Motor Dysfunction. Motor problems in Parkinson’s disease - fluctuations, gait, balance and falls. Driving and safe mobility in Parkinson’s disease. Part 5: Therapy and Management. Organisation of services and health economics. Parkinson’s and the general practitioner. Rehabilitation and the interdisciplinary team. The Parkinson’s disease nurse specialist. Drug therapy. Neurosurgery. Complementary and alternative medicine. Caring for the Carers. Palliative care.

O autorze

Dr Jeremy R Playfer\, ; Hindle\, John