Chapter 8. Parkinson's Disease

  1. Stephen Jackson Professor of Geriatric Medicine3,
  2. Paul Jansen4,
  3. Arduino Mangoni5
  1. Gerrit Tissingh1,
  2. Erik Ch. Wolters2

Published Online: 2 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9780470017975.ch8

Book Title

Prescribing for Elderly Patients

Prescribing for Elderly Patients

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How to Cite

Tissingh, G. and Wolters, E. Ch. (2009) Parkinson's Disease, in Prescribing for Elderly Patients (eds S. Jackson, P. Jansen and A. Mangoni), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470017975.ch8

Editor Information

  1. 3

    Department of Clinical Gerontology, King's College Hospital, London, UK

  2. 4

    Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

  3. 5

    Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Neurology, Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad, The Netherlands

  2. 2

    Department of Neurology, VU Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 2 APR 2009
  2. Published Print: 27 MAY 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470024287

Online ISBN: 9780470017975

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Keywords:

  • Parkinson's disease (PD);
  • MPTP-induced parkinsonism and atypical Parkinsonian syndromes - progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and MSA;
  • non-motor symptoms;
  • diagnostic criteria for PD;
  • pathophysiological explanation for multilevel abnormalities in PD;
  • non-pharmacological strategies;
  • pharmacological treatment strategy in Parkinson's disease

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Symptoms and signs of PD

  • Aetiology and pathology

  • Diagnosis

  • Therapy

  • Key points

  • Links

  • References

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