Parkinson's Disease

TY - CHAP

T1 - Parkinson's Disease

AU - Logishetty, Kartik

AU - Ray Chaudhuri, Kallol

PY - 2010

Y1 - 2010

N2 - Parkinson's disease was first described by the London physician, James Parkinson, in 1817 and later named after him by Charcot. Parkinson's disease is one of the most important disabling illnesses of later life. The characteristic tremor, posture and clinical course were first depicted by James Parkinson in his essay The Shaking Palsy in 1817; our description today has added rigidity and bradykinesia to the list of primary symptoms. The modern concept of Parkinson's disease also includes a range of nonmotor symptoms (NMS), some of which (eg, olfactory deficit) could pre-date the motor diagnosis by 1-5 years [1]. 

AB - Parkinson's disease was first described by the London physician, James Parkinson, in 1817 and later named after him by Charcot. Parkinson's disease is one of the most important disabling illnesses of later life. The characteristic tremor, posture and clinical course were first depicted by James Parkinson in his essay The Shaking Palsy in 1817; our description today has added rigidity and bradykinesia to the list of primary symptoms. The modern concept of Parkinson's disease also includes a range of nonmotor symptoms (NMS), some of which (eg, olfactory deficit) could pre-date the motor diagnosis by 1-5 years [1]. 

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84859436240&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/978-1-84996-065-6_1

DO - 10.1007/978-1-84996-065-6_1

M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:84859436240

SN - 9781849960649

SP - 1

EP - 31

BT - Movement Disorders in Clinical Practice

A2 - Chaudhuri, K. Ray

A2 - Ondo, William

PB - Springer London

ER -