Parkinson’s Disease and Nonmotor Dysfunction

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pfeiffer, Ronald F. (Editor), Bodis-Wollner, Ivan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2005.
• Series: Current Clinical Neurology
• Subjects: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Geriatrics.; Neurology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Internal Medicine.

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 Pa...

Table of Contents:

• Behavioral Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Obsessionality
• Dementia
• Psychosis
• Postsurgical Behavioral Changes
• Autonomic Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease
• Dysphagia
• Gastric Dysfunction
• Intestinal Dysfunction
• Impaired Sexual Function
• Urological Dysfunction
• Cardiovascular Autonomic Dysfunction
• Thermoregulatory Dysfunction
• Respiratory Dysfunction
• Sleep-Related Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease
• Insomnia
• Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder
• Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
• Sleep Apnea
• Sensory Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease
• Visual Dysfunction
• Primary Visual and Visuocognitive Deficits
• Olfactory Dysfunction
• Pain Syndromes and Disorders of Sensation
• Sensorimotor Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease
• Oculomotor Dysfunction
• Fatigue.