Identifying poor symptom control in Parkinson's disease.

Full Abstract

The range of drugs available to treat people with Parkinson's disease has never been greater. However, patients still encounter difficulties in non-specialist settings where there is often confusion over drug selection, dosage and the timing of dosages. Small adjustments to the type of drug used, dosage and timing can have a significant impact on the control of Parkinson's disease and with it the quality of life of patients, carers and their families. This article provides a brief overview of Parkinson's disease including how to identify poor symptom control.

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Author information

Author/s: Scott, Liz (L);

Affiliation: Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Nursing times (Nurs Times), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2006 Mar 21-27; vol 102 (issue 12) : pp 30-2

Dates: Created 2006/04/05; Completed 2006/05/10;

PMID: 16594560, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Antiparkinson Agents - therapeutic use
Behavioral Symptoms - etiology; nursing
Cholinergic Antagonists - therapeutic use
Dopamine Agonists - therapeutic use
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Humans
Hypokinesia - drug therapy; etiology; nursing

Hypokinesia - drug therapy; etiology; nursing
Levodopa - therapeutic use
Muscle Rigidity - drug therapy; etiology; nursing
Nursing Assessment - methods
Parkinson Disease - complications; drug therapy; nursing
Treatment Outcome
Tremor - drug therapy; etiology; nursing

Associated Chemicals: Antiparkinson Agents (0) ; Cholinergic Antagonists (0) ; Dopamine Agonists (0) ; Levodopa (0)

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