| Journal Call no. | R97.H66 |
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| Author | Mak, W. |
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| Article Title | Update on management of Parkinson's disease / W. Mak and S.L. Ho. |
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| Is Part Of | Hong Kong practitioner ; v.20, no.1, Jan 1998, p.20, +8p., illus. |
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| Abstract | The prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) is about 1 in 800, representing a patient load of almost 8000 in Hong Kong. PD is a chronic disabling condition with specific histopathological findings. No cure is yet available although treatment response can be remarkable. Family physicians are often faced with problematic issues on diagnosis and therapy when managing patients with PD. Levodopa is still the mainstay of treatment but its long-term use can be associated with considerable side-effects. The article advocates the use of dopamine agonists as de novo therapy in younger onset patients. The application of stereotactic functional surgery has great potential in the treatment of PD. |
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