This book gives the reader an up-to-date, clear and logical idea of what caring for parkinsonian patients entails - a challenge that clinicians will face for many years to come. It is split into three sections:

Section 1: A compilation of the major brain lesions typically seen in PD

Section 2: Treatment options in PD

Section 3: 25 cases designed to test the reader and the practical application of the information supplied in the other sections.

Anthony HV Schapira, MD DSC, FRCP, FMedSci, Professor and Head of Department University College of Clinical Neurosciences, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London UK. Professor of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and Roayl Free Hospital, London, UK.

Andreas Hartmann, MD, Clinical Investigation Center, Pitie-Salpetriere Hopital, Paris, France. Federation of Nervous System Disease, Pitie-Salpetriere Hopital, Paris, France. National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Paris, France. Pierre and MAric Curie University,?Paris, France.

Yves Agid, MD, PhD, Clinical Investigation Center, Pitie-Salpetriere Hopital, Paris, France. Federation of Nervous System Disease, Pitie-Salpetriere Hopital, Paris, France. National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Paris, France. Pierre and MAric Curie University,?Paris, France.