| Description |
ix, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease / Lesley Swinn -- Ch. 2. Diagnosing Parkinson's disease / Peter Hagell and Lesley Swinn -- Ch. 3. Drug treatment of Parkinson's disease / Jacqui Handley -- Ch. 4. Motor fluctuations / Lesley Swinn -- Ch. 5. Apomorphine / Kirsten Turner and Lesley Swinn -- Ch. 6. Surgical treatments for Parkinson's disease / Carole Joint and Lesley Swinn -- Ch. 7. Bladder, bowel and sexual function in Parkinson's disease / Collette Haslam and Ranan Dasgupta -- Ch. 8. Sleep and Parkinson's disease / Ellie Borrell -- Ch. 9. Communication and swallowing in Parkinson's disease / Gabrielle Irwin -- Ch. 10. Affective disorders in Parkinson's disease / Carolyn Noble -- Ch. 11. Assessing the needs of people with Parkinson's disease / Jacqui Handley -- Ch. 12. Caring for a person with progressive supranuclear palsy / Tess Astbury and Maggie Rose -- Ch. 13. Multiple system atrophy / Catherine Best -- Ch. 14. The Parkinson's Disease Society / Barbara Cormie -- Ch. 15. The Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist Association / Karen Vernon -- Ch. 16. Future developments in the treatment of Parkinson's disease / Peter Hagell |
| Summary |
Provides nurses with a readable and succinct text that will help them deliver evidence based, patient-centred nursing care for patients and families with Parkinson's disease. Discusses the common difficulties that are encountered in patients day-to-day lives and gives practical advice on how the nurse can help support patients and their families |
| Analysis |
Nursing |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Parkinson's disease -- Patients -- Care.
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Parkinson's disease -- Treatment.
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Parkinson's disease -- Nursing.
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| Author |
Swinn, Lesley.
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| LC no. |
00002660 |
| ISBN |
1861563582 |
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