The New Parkinson's Disease Treatment Book: Partnering with Your Doctor To Get the Most from Your Medications

About this book

The fundamental guide to the most effective treatments for Parkinsons Disease from a Mayo Clinic doctor with thirty years of clinical and research experience. In this second edition follow-up to the extremely successful first edition Dr. Ahlskog draws on thirty years of clinical experience to present the definitive guide to dealing with all aspects of Parkinsons Disease from treatment options and side effects to the impact of the disease on caregivers and family. Dr. Ahlskogs goal is to educate patients so that they can better team up with their doctors to do battle with the disease streamlining the decision-making process and enhancing their treatment. To do this Dr. Ahlskog offers a gold mine of information distilled from his years of experience treating people with Parkinsons at the Mayo Clinic. In addition to providing a comprehensive account of Parkinsons medications this book also examines additional aspects of treatment such as the role of nutrition exercise and physical therapy. Although many commendable texts have been written on the subject of Parkinsons Disease their discussions of treatment have not been in depth. Dr. Ahlskog sifts through aspects of the disease in order to give the reader a comprehensive sense of Parkinsons and the best available treatment options. With a broader understanding of the disease and the available options patients are able to make more informed choices and doctors are able to provide more tailored care. This book delivers hopeful helpful and extensive information to all parties concerned: patients caregivers and doctors. The ultimate guide to symptoms and treatment this thoroughly updated second edition is the first place patients should turn for reliable easy-to-grasp information on Parkinsons Disease.