PD INDEX: A Directory to Parkinson's Disease Information on the Internet

PD Index is a tool for discovering information about Parkinson's disease on the Internet. Here's how it works. Information about Parkinson's can be ordered in a hierarchy of areas, topics and subtopics. Examples of these are "primary symptoms," "tremor" and "internal tremor." The "contents" on this page shows areas and topics. Subsequent web pages contain subtopics.

Each subtopic is preassigned one or more Google search arguments. When you select a subtopic, the search arguments are input to a Google search. Usually just selected websites containing information about PD or movement disorders are searched. For more about PD Index, click here.

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CONTENTS

OVERVIEW OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Classification of Parkinson's disease | Introductory and general articles | Introductory articles for medical personnel | History of Parkinson's disease

PRIMARY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

Medical signs vs. symptoms | Primary symptoms of PD | 1. Tremor | 2. Muscular stiffness and rigidity | 3. Bradykinesia (slow movement), akinesia (poverty of movement) | 4. Impaired balance (postural instability) | Asymmetry/unilaterality of symptoms | Symptoms worse under stress

OTHER SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

Fatigue and sleep problems | Pain and cramping | Psychiatric symptoms | Miscellaneous symptoms

DO I HAVE PARKINSON'S?

Finding a doctor | The patient-physician relationship | Diagnosing Parkinson's

PROGNOSIS AND PROGRESSION

Stages of PD | Quality of life | Conditions for which PD is a risk factor

COPING

Emotional | Financial | Employment | Practical | Personal stories | Children of Parkinson's patients

TREATMENT

Treatment options | Women | Drug therapy | Other therapies | Nutrition | Surgery