La maladie de Parkinson, 5e

Parkinson's disease

Mathieu Anheim, Luc Defebvre, Catherine Ruggeri, Marc Vérin
Elsevier
440 pages
ISBN: 9782294787126
April 2025

The "Elsevier Monographs" collection allows practitioners to deepen and update their knowledge, by presenting current fundamental data and their applications in clinical practice. Parkinson's disease is, after Alzheimer's disease, the most widespread neurological condition in the population after 50 years of age. As its prevalence increases with age, especially beyond 60 years of age, it can be predicted today that with the aging of the population, the number of patients will continue to increase in the years to come. A model of neurodegenerative disease, Parkinson's disease manifests itself in a variable way depending on the patient and the stages of development, well beyond the motor disorders that characterize it. In recent years, research has made significant advances, both in terms of understanding the pathophysiological and genetic mechanisms and in terms of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. This fifth edition, produced in collaboration with the best French-speaking clinical specialists and researchers, offers a complete update of knowledge, enriched with nine new chapters.