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Okun, Michael S.

Ask the doctor about Parkinson's disease / Parkinson's disease Michael S. Okun, Hubert H. Fernandez. - New York, NY : Demos Health, ©2010. - x, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-222) and index.

Parkinson's disease : what is it? -- Adjusting to life with Parkinson's disease -- Motor symptoms -- Nonmotor symptoms -- Pharmacological approaches to treatment -- Alternative and complementary approaches to treatment -- Multidisciplinary approaches to treatment -- Surgical approaches to treatment -- Stem cells, gene therapy, transplants, and other medical treatments -- Ten things on the horizon for treating Parkinson's disease.

Presents answers to common questions about Parkinson's disease, drawing on the content of the "Ask the Doctor" website column by the National Parkinson Foundation to address concerns related to heredity, treatments, and the future of stem-cell research.

ISBN: 9781932603811 1932603816

LCCN: 2009024709

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Parkinson's disease--Miscellanea.
Parkinson's disease--Popular works.

LC Class. No.: RC382 / .O38 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 616.833

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WL 359 / O41 2010