Severe weight loss in a young Parkinson's disease patient: A multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and treatment

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 189-190

  Siegert, Sandy ^a   Hazan, Danny ^a   Szyper Kravitz, Martine ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Parkinson's disease; Patient abuse by caregiver; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTRICHOSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; TREMOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; CARBIDOPA; CAREGIVERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTRICHOSIS; LEVODOPA; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARKINSON DISEASE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79954466314     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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