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Chargement... Parkinson's Disease: A Complete Guide for Patients and Families (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)par William J. Weiner, Anthony E. Lang, Lisa M. Shulman
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HTML: Recent innovations, including deep brain stimulation and new medications, have significantly improved the lives of people who have Parkinson's disease. Nevertheless, patients and families continue to face many challenges. They have long relied on this book for reliable advice about medical, emotional, and physical issues. Bringing this trusted guide up to date, three expert neurologists describe � New understandings gained by five years of additional research on Parkinson's disease� New focus on the importance of exercise� New information about imaging techniques such as SPECT Scan and DATScan that are aiding in the diagnosis� New findings about the genetics of the disease� Promising uses of new technologies such as tablet devices for people who have trouble communicating� Information about impulse control disorders caused by some drugs used to address the symptoms of the disease� A complete update on treatments such as medications, s Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Parkinson's is a chronic disorder that affects the substantia nigra of the Brain. It appears to kill off the neurons that make up that particular portion. Modern Medical Science still knows very little about what causes the disorder and there are no methods to discover it early. Since it affects the chemical interactions of the neurons on a microscopic level the only sure way to diagnose it is to do an autopsy or wait until you have the characteristic tremor and balancing issues.
The book includes symptoms of Parkinson's and symptoms that are not Parkinson's. For example, you might have had a Stroke or Dementia caused by Levy Bodies or any number of things that is not necessarily Parkinson's. Parkinsonism is the term used in the book for disorders that are somewhat like Parkinson's but do not have all of the characteristic symptoms.
So as I said, this book is enjoyable but incomplete. Our knowledge of this disorder is full of some gaping holes and that irks me. Unfortunately I am not a researcher or anything, but that does sound like an interesting problem to tackle. ( )