Premium
The Challenge of Managing Mild Parkinson's Disease
Author(s) -
LeWitt Peter A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
pharmacotherapy: the journal of human pharmacology and drug therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.227
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1875-9114
pISSN - 0277-0008
DOI - 10.1592/phco.20.2.2s.34629
Subject(s) - parkinsonism , disease , pharmacotherapy , intensive care medicine , medicine , adverse effect , parkinson's disease , psychiatry , pathology
Clinicians have a number of options when diagnosing and managing Parkinson's disease. The decision to start pharmacotherapy often depends on the particular needs of the patient and careful weighing of possible benefits, cost, and adverse outcomes. Even mild parkinsonism may require the input of a specialist to obtain the best results.