Michael Okun 
Ask the Doctor About Parkinson’s Disease [EPUB ebook] 

Derived from the National Parkinson Foundation’s website column ‘Ask the Doctor’ this book answers frequently asked questions about Parkinson’s disease in depth. Useful for caregivers, family members, and individuals living with PD,
Ask the Doctor About Parkinson’s Disease informs, empowers, and reassures readers with solutions and advice to their most pressing concerns. No topic is too simple or too complex. Written by two of the most recognized experts in the field, Drs. Okun and Fernandez answer questions in easy-to-understand language and address topics such as:

• Is Parkinson’s disease hereditary?


• Can stem cells cure Parkinson’s disease?


• Why don’t the drugs work for my walking problem?


• Why is a virus safe as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease?


• Is there a drug that protects against the disease’s progression?


• I have all the symptoms of PD but no tremor, can I still have the disease?


• And much more

Ask the Doctor About Parkinson’s Disease is the perfect reference for individuals living PD, or for loved ones too embarrassed to ask questions.

Tabella dei contenuti

Preface

1. Parkinson’s Disease: What Is It?

2. Adjusting to Life With Parkinson’s Disease

3. Motor Symptoms

4. Nonmotor Symptoms

5. Pharmacological Approaches to Treatment

6. Alternative and Complementary Approaches to Treatment

7. Multidisciplinary Approaches to Treatment

8. Surgical Approaches to Treatment

9. Stem Cells, Gene Therapy, Transplants, and Other Medical Treatments

10. Ten Things on the Horizon for Treating Parkinson’s Disease

Appendix

Resources

Further Reading

About the Authors

Index

Circa l’autore

Michael S. Okun, MD, is Adelaide Lackner Associate Professor and the current National Medical Director of the National Parkinson Foundation. He is the Co-Director of the Movement Disorders Center located within the Mc Knight Brain Institute and the University of Florida College of Medicine.