Understanding Parkinsonism The Clinical Perspective

Parkinsonism is a clinical syndrome characterised by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability. Parkinsonism shares symptoms found in Parkinson's Disease, from which it is named; but parkinsonism is a symptom complex, and differs from Parkinson's disease which is a progressive neurodegenerative illness.

This book is a guide to Parkinsonism for practising neurologists. Beginning with an overview of the condition, the next chapters discuss the differences between Parkinsonism and Parkinson?s Disease.

The following sections cover the diagnosis and treatment of various disorders associated with Parkinsonism and both early and advanced Parkinson?s Disease. A complete chapter is dedicated to the use of Botulinum Toxin (Botox) in the management of Parkinsonism.

Each chapter is supplemented by clinical cases to assist understanding of the complex condition.

Edited by recognised experts in the field, the book is further enhanced by clinical photographs and illustrations. 

Key points

• Guide to Parkinsonism detailing differences between the condition and Parkinson?s Disease
• Covers diagnosis and treatment of disorders associated with both conditions
• Includes chapter on use of Botulinum Toxin (Botox) in the management of Parkinsonism
• Each chapter features clinical cases to assist understanding

1. What Is And What Is Not Parkinson's Disease
2. History Of Parkinson's Disease- From Ancient Times To James Parkinson And Beyond
3. Epidemiology Of Parkinson’s Disease
4. Pathophysiology And Genetics Of Parkinson’s Disease
5. Non-Motor Features Of PD
6. Autonomic Function In Parkinson’s Disease And Parkinsonism
7. Sleep Disturbances In Parkinson’s Disease And Parkinsonism
8. Cognitive Dysfunction And Psychiatric Features In Parkinson’s Disease And Parkinsonism
9. Prodromal Parkinson’s Disease And Biomarkers
10. Neurophysiology Of Parkinsonism For Clinicians
11. Nuclear Imaging In Various Parkinsonian Disorders
12. Parkinson’s Disease: Management Of Early Disease
13. Treatment Of Non-Motor Symptoms Of Parkinson’s Disease And Other Disorders
14. Management Of Advanced Parkinson's Disease
15. Botulinum Toxin In Management Of Parkinsonism
16. Deep Brain Stimulation In Parkinson’s Disease
17. Multiple System Atrophy
18. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
19. Dementia With Lewy Body Disease
20. Corticobasal Ganglionic Degeneration
21. Atypical- Atypical Parkinsonism
22. Parkinsonism And Minerals In The Brain -Neurodegeneration With Brain Iron Accumulation And Brain Calcification
23. Infectious And Post-Infectious Parkinsonism
24. Wilsons’s Disease: Diagnosis, Management And Advances

Appendices

Deepti Vibha MD DM MSc
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Amit Batla MD DM
Consultant Neurologist, Ashford and St Peter's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Neurology, St Peter's Hospital, Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow and Course Co-director, UCL Institute of Neurology, UK