The first part of the book (chapter 1 through 10) deals with the clinical medical, social and economical aspects of Parkinson Disease. This includes the state of the art diagnosis and treatment options for Parkinson patients, the economical consequences, social and ethical implications and end-of life issues. The second part of the book (chapters 11 to 16) represents essentially a largescale case study on Parkinson in Alberta, Canada. While locally restricted, most of the issues discussed in this study are relevant in all developed countries and therefore of interest outside of Canada as well making this book attractive to a large audience all over the world.Wayne Martin, MD, FRCPC, Movement Disorders Clinic, University of Alberta/Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta Dr. Martin received his undergraduate and medical education from the University of Alberta. After completing a neurology residency at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, heobtained postgraduate research training at Washington University in St. Louis. He then returned to Vancouver to join the University of British Columbia neurology faculty as part of the movement disorders group. In 1990, he returned to the University of Alberta as a Professor in the Division of Neurology and Director of the Movement Disorders Clinic. He remains active in research with particular interests in neuroimaging and in clinical trials of new treatments inmovement disorders. Oksana Suchowersky, MD FRCPC, Movement Disorders Program,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Calgary Alberta Katharina Kovacs Burns, MSc, MHSA,PhD, Health Sciences Council, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta Email:[email protected] Egon Jonsson, PhD, Professor, University of Alberta,School of Public Health, Edmonton, Alberta; University of Calgary, Community Health Sciences, Calgary, Alberta; Executive Director & CEO, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alberta
- ISBN: 978-3-527-32779-9
- Editorial: Wiley-VCH
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 362
- Fecha Publicación: 24/03/2010
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