Written in the Q and A format of the YQA series, this book provides information for a primary care doctor to understand and treat patients who are suffering from Parkinson's disease. This book discusses the benefits of the drugs used to treat this disease and analyses the side effects.

This book, written in the popular Q and A format of the YQA series, will provide sufficient information for a primary care doctor to be able to understand and treat patients who are suffering from Parkinson's disease. The outlook for people with Parkinson's disease is better now than at any time since the 1960s thanks to new drugs. Doctors need an up-to-date handbook that, amongst other things, sets out the benefits of the new drugs and analyses the side effects.

I found it a pleasure to read this book and heartily commend it to those interested in Parkinson's Disease, neurology, clinical pharmacology, and how to write a practical textbook on anything. It is written in ordinary English with minimal use of unfamiliar acronyms and so is easy to read and understand. The layout is neat and it is easy to find the important points. More detailed explanation is given as necessary in adjacent but separate text boxes that do not interrupt the flow but make it easy to refer back as need be. Highly Commended in the Primary Health Care category at the 2003 BMA Awards, November 2003
excellent reference tool for GPs, other health professionals and informed young people with Parkinson's. YAPPRs UK, April 2003

• *A background knowledge of Parkinson's Disease: Aetiology, epidemiology, and pathology*Recognizing a patient with PD - History and examination*Disorders of mood and thinking in PD*Confirming the diagnosis of PD*Drug treatment of early PD - Motor symptoms*Drug treatment of PD - Non-motor symptoms*Complications of PD and treatment of advanced disease*Surgical treatment of PD*Non-drug treatment of PD and social issues*Differential diagnoses of PD and their relevance for the GP*Sources of further information and support Appendices: Rating scales for assessment of PD Glossary of terms Index