Recent innovations, including deep brain stimulation and new medications, have significantly improved the lives of people with Parkinson's disease. Nevertheless, medical, emotional, and physical challenges remain. The second edition of this accessible and comprehensive guide provides crucial information for managing this complex condition, including details on the use of medications, diet, exercise, complementary therapies, and surgery. The second edition includes new information about:
? The genetic and hereditary pattern of the disease
? Medications and uses of established medications
? Other approaches to treating the symptoms of Parkinson's
? Juvenile-onset Parkinson's disease
? Normal pressure hydrocephalus
? The effects of fluctuating hormones on disease symptoms
? Fetal cell transplants and porcine cell transplants
? The nutritional supplement Co-Enzyme Q10
Review :
"An excellent volume for patients of Parkinson's disease, their families, and also their doctors." -- World Neurology, reviewing a previous edition or volume
"An indispensable guide... written in plain, easy to understand language that clearly delineates the authors' message without talking down to the reader... highly recommend." -- Auggie Moore, Large Print Reviews
"Just what its title promises: a comprehensive, affordable, up-to-date book to support readers moving through the stages of this disease. The authors are straightforward and honest, but the tone is at all times compassionate." -- Lyn H. Crispino, MLS, AHIP, Consumer Connections
"Patients and their loved ones will find this practical guide the perfect complement to a physician's care." -- Publishers Weekly, reviewing a previous edition or volume
"The best comprehensive guide on Parkinson's disease I have ever read. If I were suggesting a book for my primary care physician to read on Parkinson's disease, this would be the one." -- APDA Young Parkinson's Newsletter, reviewing a previous edition or volume
"This extremely helpful book is clearly written and carefully describes the disease, signs and symptoms, methods of diagnosis, surgical and medicinal therapies, value of appropriate diet, exercise, and alternative therapies." -- Parkinson Update, reviewing a previous edition or volume
