Table of Contents

VOL 110 / NO 6 / DECEMBER 2001 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON PARKINSON'S DISEASE

INTRODUCTION TO THE SYMPOSIUM
Peter A. Setness, MD

MANAGEMENT OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Strategies, pitfalls, and future directions
A concise overview of clinical diagnosis, current therapeutic options, and new strategies for addressing neurodegeneration.
Neal Hermanowicz, MD

PAIN IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Common yet seldom recognized symptom is treatable
Patients with Parkinson's disease may suffer from more than motor and cognitive impairment. Pain can arise from a variety of disease complications as well as primary sensory pain disorders.
Shamaila Waseem, MD, Katrina Gwinn-Hardy, MD

CLINICAL UPDATES

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE SERIES
ESTIMATING THE GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE
Dos and Don'ts for assessing kidney function
Estimated GFR is the best indicator of kidney function--and thus key to early identification and management of chronic kidney disease. This article includes pointers on how to arrive at these estimates most accurately.
Guruprasad Manjunath, MD, Mark J. Sarnak, MD, Andrew S. Levey, MD

CONTINUING FEATURES

PUZZLES IN PRACTICE
Are these pigmentary changes only cosmetic?
Yehia Y. Mishriki, MD

CURBSIDE CONSULTS
How reliable are bone densitometry results?

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