Challenges in Parkinson's Disease

Download or read book Challenges in Parkinson's Disease written by Jolanta Dorszewska and published by Intechopen. This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the natural history of Parkinson's disease (PD), many patients require hospital admission for medical or surgical problems other than the motor features of PD. Therefore, they are often admitted to non-neurological wards where the staff is unfamiliar with PD management. Among the issues related to hospitalization in patients with PD, drug-related problems such as inappropriate levodopa timing of administration, the use of contraindicated, centrally acting antidopaminergic drugs and anticholinergic burden remain among the most troublesome.