J. Eric Ahlskog M.D. Ph.D.
Auteur de The New Parkinson's Disease Treatment Book: Partnering with Your Doctor To Get the Most from Your Medications
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Œuvres de J. Eric Ahlskog M.D. Ph.D.
The New Parkinson's Disease Treatment Book: Partnering with Your Doctor To Get the Most from Your Medications (2015) 14 exemplaires
The Parkinson's Disease Treatment Book: Partnering with Your Doctor to Get the Most from Your Medications (2005) 12 exemplaires
Dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease dementia : patient, family, and clinician working together for… (2013) 8 exemplaires
Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines for the Practicing Physician (Current… (2000) — Directeur de publication — 6 exemplaires
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Partnering with Your Doctor to Get the Most from Your Medications
J. Eric Ahlskog, M.D.
Dr. Ahlskog offers a crystal-clear, nuts-and-bolts approach to the treatment of PD, distilled from more than twenty years of experience as a clinician and researcher. His goal is to educate patients so that they can better team with their doctors to do battle with the disease, streamlining the decision-making process and enhancing their treatment. To do this, Dr. Ahlskog offers a gold mine of information:
• How do I know if I have PD?
• What kinds of tests can I take?
• What medications slow the progress of the disease?
• What if medications don’t help my tremor?
• What kinds of movement problems may develop later?
• How can I cope with insomnia and daytime sleepiness, dizziness and depression, memory problems, paranoia and delusions?
Indeed the book covers virtually every topic related to Parkinson’s, from sexual impotence and skin rashes to the role of nutrition, exercise and physical therapy. In addition, Dr. Ahlskog discusses brain surgery (though he urges that patients only consider this as a last resort) and such experimental therapies as stem cell transplantation and gene therapy. There are also lists of support and advocacy groups and Internet sites that focus on Parkinson’s.… (plus d'informations)