Autonomic Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-0-323-85122-0
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 314 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

Autonomic dysfunction is one of the most prevalent non-motor symptoms that occurs in Parkinson's disease. Autonomic Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease provides up to date information on this important topic, which affects quality of life of these patients. This include a large number of domains: orthostatic hypotension, excessive sweating, dry eyes, constipation, weight loss, increased sensitivity to heat and cold, sexual dysfunction.

Zielgruppe

<p>General neurologists, movement disorders specialists, cardiologists, geriatricians, urologists, gynecologists</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jenner, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Cristian Falup-Pecurariu 1. Autonomic nervous system-Anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry Iva Stankovic, Ivan Adamec, Vladimir Kostic and Mario Habek 2. General approach to patients with autonomic dysfunction in Parkinson's disease Valentina Leta, Vanessa Raeder and K Ray Chaudhuri 3. Rating scales for dysautonomia in Parkinson's disease ?tefania Diaconu, Laura Irincu, Irina Ivan and Cristian Falup-Pecurariu 4. Assessing autonomic dysfunction with functional imaging in Parkinson's disease Jacob Horsager,Casper Skjærbæk and Per Borghammer 5. Cardiovascular autonomic failure in Parkinson's disease Fabian Leys, Gregor K. Wenning and Alessandra Fanciulli 6. Drooling and dysphagia in Parkinson's disease Mauricio Paez Maggio, Santiago Perez Lloret and Marcelo Merello 7. Gastrointestinal dysfunction in Parkinson's disease Jonathan Timpka and Per Odin 8. Urinary dysfunction in Parkinson's disease Roongroj Bhidayasiri,Warongporn Phuenpathom and Yoshio Tsuboi 9. Autonomic dysfunction during sleep in Parkinson's disease Francesca Baschieri, Pietro Guaraldi, Pietro Cortelli and Giovanna Calandra-Buonaura 10. Thermoregulatory dysfunctions in idiopathic Parkinson's disease Brim, Bianca and Struhal, Walter

Über Autor(innen)

Jenner, Peter
Professor Peter Jenner is a specialist in preclinical aspects of neurodegenerative diseases, notably Parkinson's disease. He has spent the major part of his career at King's College London where he was Head of Pharmacology for 14 years before returning to his research roots and subsequently becoming Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology. Peter has expertise in drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics but neuropharmacology based on functional models of neurodegenerative diseases has formed the major focus of his work. Peter holds a BPharm, PhD and DSc degree from the University of London. He has published well over 1000 articles with more than 700 peer reviewed papers. He is a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, the British Pharmacological Society, the Royal Society of Medicine and of King's College London. Peter was recently honoured with a Doctor Honoris Causa degree from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest and made an Honorary Fellow of The British Pharmacological Society for his contribution to research in to movement disorders.

Peter has worked closely with the pharmaceutical industry for many years and acts as an adviser and consultant to both major pharma and biotech companies. He has a wide knowledge of the drug discovery and drug development process and has been involved from molecule synthesis through to drug registration for use in man. Peter was the Founder, Director and Chief Scientific Officer of Proximagen, a biotech focussed on the treatment and cure of neurodegenerative diseases that was listed on AIMs and subsequently purchased by a US based healthcare company. He is a regular speaker at international meetings and also takes time to speak at Parkinson's disease patient-carer groups across the UK.