基本説明
Surpasses any other source on the topic with more than 1830 field-specific references and discussions on current advances in genetic research, diagnostic imaging, and deep brain stimulation.
Full Description
The third edition of this reference has new and fully updated chapters that feature discoveries and breakthroughs in the diagnosis and management of Parkinson's disease.
Contents
Background: early iconography of Parkinson's disease, Christopher G. Goetz. Clinical aspects: epidemiology of Parkinsonism, Ali H. Rajput, Alex Rajput, and Michele Rajput; differential diagnosis of Parkinsonism, Kapil D. Sethi; pathophysiology andclinical assessment of Parkinsonian symptoms and signs, Joseph Jankovic; nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, Richard B. Dewey, Jr; neuropsychological aspects of Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonian syndromes, Alexander I. Troster and Steven PaulWoods; treatment of mental changes, Jorge Juncos; neuroimaging in Parkinson's disease, Kenneth Marek, Danna Jennings, and John Seibyl. Pathology and neurochemistry: neuropathology of Parkinsonism, Dennis W. Dickson; neurochemistry, Jayaraman Rao;neurophysiology/circuitry, Erwin Montgomery; animal models of Parkinson's disease and related disorders, Giselle M. Petzinger and Michael W. Jakowec; dopamine receptor diversity - anatomy, function, and relevance to Parkinson's Disease, Deborah C. Mash.Aetiology: genetics, Zbigniew K. Wszolek and Matthew Farrer; environmental risk factors for Parkinson's disease, Jay M. Gorell and Benjamin A. Rybicki. Medications: amantadine and anticholinergics, Joseph S. Chung, Allan D. Wu, and Mark D. Lew; levodopa,Anthony J. Santiago and Stewart A. Factor; dopamine agonists, Mark A. Stacy; monoamine oxidase inhibitors in Parkinson's disease, Daryl Victor and Cheryl Waters; catechol-o methyltransferase in Parkinson's disease, Ronald F. Pfeiffer; investigationalpharmacological treatments for Parkinson's disease, William Ondo. Surgical therapy: lesion surgeries, Michael Samuel and Anthony E. Lang; deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease, Rajesh Pahwa and Kelly E. Lyons; neural transplantation in Parkinson'sdisease, Elmyra V. Encarcion and Robert A. Hauser. Other forms of treatment: Parkinson's disease symptom management - an interdisciplinary approach, Ruth A. Hagestuen, Rosemary L. Wichmann, and Marjorie L. Johnson.