PARKINSON'S DISEASE
How To Optimise ON-OFF Periods during L-dopa Therapy

Contents

Disclaimer and Cautionary Note

About the Authors
Dr Geoffrey Leader, Lucille Leader
Professor Leslie Findley

Foreword by Professor Leslie Findley
Introduction by Dr Geoffrey Leader and Lucille Leader

Chapter 1
How to Monitor and Assess Response to Levodopa
(L-dopa), Singly or with Other Dopaminergic Drugs, to Plan
for a Smoother ‘ON-OFF’ Period.

Chapter 2
Reducing Dyskinesia

Chapter 3
How to Improve the Absorption of L-dopa and Enable Fine-tuning of Dosage

Chapter 4
When to take an Agonist, MAO-B Inhibitor, COMT Inhibitor and Stalevo

Chapter 5
How to Reduce Drug and Nutrient Interactions:

Chapter 6
Food Which May Compromise Optimum Cell Function

Chapter 7
Changing the Diet Gradually

Chapter 8
Biochemical Diagrams to Illustrate Aspects of Metabolic Support in Parkinson’s Disease

Chapter 9
Caregivers

Chapter 10
Helpful Contacts

INDEX