Expert Guidance on Methods, of Diagnosis, Clinical Features, and Treatment

There is growing recognition in the medical profession today that the nonmotor features of Parkinson's Disease (PD) have received insufficient attention, are frequently present in these patients, and can be the source of considerable discomfort and disability for the affected individuals. In Parkinson's Disease and Nonmotor Dysfunction, an outstanding panel of clinicians and scientists provides detailed clinical descriptions and treatment recommendations for these important, but often unrecognized, features of PD. Topics range from behavioral abnormalities and autonomic dysfunction to sleep-related and sensory dysfunction, and include depression, anxiety, dementia, psychosis, obsessionality, gastric and intestinal dysfunction, impaired sexual function, insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, and sleep apnea. Attention is also given to several problems (oculomotor dysfunction and fatigue) that tread on, or perhaps cross over, the line between motor and nonmotor dysfunction in PD. The authors review what is known about each type of dysfunction, discussing clinical features, methods of diagnosis, and treatment.
Comprehensive and practical, Parkinson's Disease and Nonmotor Dysfunction offers movement disorder specialists up-to-date guidance on all the nonmotor features of Parkinson's Disease and possible treatments.

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This collection of review articles provides detailed clinical descriptions and treatment recommendations for the important, but often unrecognized, nonmotor dysfunctions of Parkinson's disease. Topics range from behavioral abnormalities and autonomic dysfunction to sleep-related and sensory dysfunction, and include depression and anxiety, dementia, psychosis, obsessionality, gastric and intestinal dysfunction, impaired sexual function, insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, and sleep apnea. The authors review what is known about each type of dysfunction, discussing clinical features, methods of diagnosis, and treatment.

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Part I. Behavioral Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease Depression William J. Burke, Steven P. Wengel, and Daryl Bohac Anxiety Hubert H. Fernandez and Tanya Simuni Obsessionality Marie-Andrée Bruneau Dementia Patricia Kavanagh and Karen Marder Psychosis Eric S. Molho and Stewart A. Factor Postsurgical Behavioral Changes Laurie M. Rilling, John A. Lucas, and Ryan J. Uitti Part II. Autonomic Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease Dysphagia Norman A. Leopold Gastric Dysfunction Tanya Gurevich, Amos D. Korczyn, and Nir Giladi Intestinal Dysfunction Ronald F. Pfeiffer Impaired Sexual Function Cheryl Waters and Janice Smolowitz Urological Dysfunction Carlos Singer Cardiovascular Autonomic Dysfunction David S. Goldstein Thermoregulatory Dysfunction Mark S. LeDoux Respiratory Dysfunction Holly A. Shill Part III. Sleep-Related Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease Insomnia Maria L. Moro-de-Casillas and David E. Riley Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder Suzanne Stevens and Cynthia Comella Excessive Daytime Sleepiness David Hardesty, Daryl Victor, and Steven J. Frucht Sleep Apnea Cheryl M. Carlucci and Robert A. Hauser Part IV. Sensory Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease Visual Dysfunction Robert L. Rodnitzky Primary Visual and Visuocognitive Deficits Ivan Bodis-Wollner and Andrea Antal Olfactory Dysfunction Sarah Furtado and Zbigniew K. Wszolek Pain Syndromes and Disorders of Sensation Blair Ford and Ronald F. Pfeiffer Part V. Sensorimotor Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease Oculomotor Dysfunction Parashkev Nachev and Christopher Kennard Fatigue Carol Ewing Garber and Joseph H. Friedman Index