Guide To Living With Parkinson's Disease

Guide to Living with Parkinson's disease

Reproduced with permission by H Lundbeck A/S and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

H Lundbeck A/S

Contents

Guide to living
with Parkinson's disease Guide to living with Parkinson's disease

Guide to living with Parkinson's disease

	About the Guide	Click here to download PDF version See also Guide to Healthy Eating Patient Diary
1	What is Parkinson’s disease? About Parkinson’s disease (PD) What is parkinsonism? How is PD assessed? What causes PD? Symptoms of PD In Summary
2	Managing Parkinson’s disease The multidisciplinary team Overview of drug treatment for PD Treatment for early disease Why are different medications given at different times? Describing motor fluctuations Managing PD In Summary Drug treatment options Managing PD medication Surgery Complementary/alternative treatments Treatment and Medication In Summary
3	Society and relationships Intimacy Caring for carers Travel and lesiure Continuing with work In Summary
4	Communication Communication with health professionals about the management of PD Key questions Essential points General discussion points Communication tips Communicating with your carer Communicating with children In Summary
5	The future of Parkinson’s disease treatment What is the future of PD? What are the future treatments for PD? Neuroprotection In Summary
6	Sources of further information Useful websites Helpful reading Key Organisations
7	The glossary

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