The changing standard of care in Parkinson's disease
Current concepts and controversies
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The treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) remains in the forefront of clinical neurology because of the constantly evolving symptomatic treatments available (several new drugs are being launched this year) and the controversies that have emerged from new therapeutic concepts such as"neuroprotection" and "restorative" treatments. PD is a model for neurodegeneration in general; as such, it is hoped that the treatment of this disease will provide insight on how the disabilities associated with other common disorders might ultimately be limited. PD is revisited in this Neurology supplement because of the availability of several new drugs for PD treatment and because of the many issues raised in determining the role of new and old drugs alike in …
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