The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to progressive supranuclear palsy, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on progressive supranuclear palsy. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Progressive Supranuclear Palsy; Chapter 5. Patents on Progressive Supranuclear Palsy; Chapter 6. Books on Progressive Supranuclear Palsy; Chapter 7. Periodicals and News on Progressive Supranuclear Palsy; Chapter 8. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 9. Dissertations on Progressive Supranuclear Palsy; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Dementia-nuchal dystonia, Nuchal Dystonia Dementia Syndrome, Palsy - progressive supranuclear, Richardson-Steele-Olszewski syndrome, Steele-Richardson-Olszewski Syndrome.