Affiliations 

  • 1 Division of Neurology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. limshenyang@ymail.com
  • 2 Division of Neurology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Movement Disorder Clinic, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • 4 Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep, 2017 01;17(1):3.
PMID: 28102483 DOI: 10.1007/s11910-017-0717-2

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex motor and non-motor disorder and management is often challenging. In this review, we explore emerging approaches to improve the care of patients, drawing from the literature regarding patient-centred care, patient and caregiver perspectives and priorities, gaps in knowledge among patients and caregivers and the need for accurate information, individual variability in disease manifestations, prognostication of disease course, new developments in health technologies and personalized medicine, specialty care, pharmacological and non-pharmacological management, financial burden, lifestyle and work-related issues, support groups and palliative care.

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