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Parkinson's Disease: A Complete Guide for Patients And Families
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
Publication date November 13, 2006
Pages 395
Binding Paperback
Edition 2 lrg
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780801885723
ISBN-10 0801885728
Dimensions 0.75 by 6 by 9.25 in.
Weight 1.35 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $20.95
Other format details university press
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:

Recent innovations, including deep brain stimulation and new medications, have significantly improved the lives of people with Parkinson’s disease. Nevertheless, medical, emotional, and physical challenges remain. The second edition of this accessible and comprehensive guide provides crucial information for managing this complex condition, including details on the use of medications, diet, exercise, complementary therapies, and surgery.

The second edition includes new information about:

• The genetic and hereditary pattern of the disease

• Medications and uses of established medications

• Other approaches to treating the symptoms of Parkinson’s

• Juvenile-onset Parkinson’s disease

• Normal pressure hydrocephalus

• The effects of fluctuating hormones on disease symptoms

• Fetal cell transplants and porcine cell transplants

• The nutritional supplement Co-Enzyme Q10



Editions
Hardcover
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2 edition from Johns Hopkins Univ Pr (November 13, 2006)
9780801885457 | details & prices | 278 pages | 6.50 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $59.00
About: Recent innovations, including deep brain stimulation and new medications, have significantly improved the lives of people with Parkinson’s disease.
from Johns Hopkins Univ Pr (April 1, 2001)
9780801865558 | details & prices | 256 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $62.00
About: In recent years, new treatments have vastly improved the lives of people with Parkinson's disease, substantially reducing symptoms and significantly delaying disability.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780801865565 Book cover for 9780801868801 Book cover for 9780801885464 Book cover for 9780801885723
 
The price comparison is for this edition
2 lrg edition from Johns Hopkins Univ Pr (November 13, 2006)
9780801885723 | details & prices | 395 pages | 6.00 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $20.95
About: Recent innovations, including deep brain stimulation and new medications, have significantly improved the lives of people with Parkinson’s disease.
2 edition from Johns Hopkins Univ Pr (November 13, 2006)
9780801885464 | details & prices | 278 pages | 5.75 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.86 lbs | List price $18.95
Large print edition from Johns Hopkins Univ Pr (April 1, 2002)
9780801868801 | details & prices | 368 pages | 6.75 × 9.50 × 0.50 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $20.95
About: In recent years, new treatments have vastly improved the lives of people with Parkinson's disease, substantially reducing symptoms and significantly delaying disability.
from Johns Hopkins Univ Pr (April 1, 2001)
9780801865565 | details & prices | 256 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $17.95
About: In recent years, new treatments have vastly improved the lives of people with Parkinson's disease, substantially reducing symptoms and significantly delaying disability.

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