Guide to Assessment Scales in Parkinson’s Disease

• Main Authors: Martinez-Martin, Pablo (Author), Rodriguez-Blazquez, Carmen (Author), Forjaz, Maria João (Author), Chaudhuri, Kallol Ray (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tarporley : Springer Healthcare Ltd. : Imprint: Springer Healthcare, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurology.; Medical research.; Quality of life.; Medicine & Public Health.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Quality of Life Research.

This Guide assesses the key clinimetric attributes in the assessment of Parkinson's Disease (PD), with the intention to offer rapid and pragmatic information on the most relevant scales used in PD. Parkinson’s disease affects approximately 4 million people globally and is most commonly seen in...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Multi-domain scales
• Global severity assessments
• Movement disorders and disability scales
• Comprehensive non-motor symptoms assessments
• Non-motor disorders scales
• Mental aspects scales (cognition and neuropsychiatric symptoms)
• Quality of life scales.