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Eric Delmore
10/10/2014
Parkinson’s Disease Documentary
Annotated Bibliography
Brooks, D. J. (2011, December 10). Parkinson's disease: Diagnosis. Retrieved from
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1353802011700128
This resource specifically targets the diagnosis aspect of Parkinson’s disease. This is
much more of a scientific article than the others being used. It gives specific information
and images of the brain and the reasoning behind why certain things happen in the brain.
This article is for a the medical and scientific community. It is not for the common person
trying to learn basic information on the disease. The Book this article is included is
Called Parkinson’s & Related Disorders. The author David J Brooks is a professor at the
Centre for Neuroscience at Imperial College in London, UK.
Gascoigne, K. (2012, November 3). UPDATE: Parkinson's disease. Chemist & Druggist,
15. Retrieved from
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA307359367&v=2.1&u=nysl_li_f
armshs&it=r&p=PPNU&sw=w&asid=ab08dbdfcd019686023f9bb802005b42
This resource gets into detail with each symptom of Parkinson’s disease. It talks about
the reasoning in the brain why these symptoms are happening. It also explains the
diagnosis and possible treatment of the disease, giving tips to medical professionals how
to deal with this. This article is intended for someone researching the topic, or for
someone in the medical profession, it is not intended for the public, including patients
and family members. The Publisher, Gale Cengage learning is an educational publishing
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company. They have insight on many different topics, and are one of the largest textbook
publishing companies in the world.
Jankovic, J. (2007, September 4). Parkinson’s disease: Clinical features and diagnosis.
Retrieved from http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/79/4/368.full.pdf+html
This resource is a scientific, in depth article on Parkinson’s disease. It includes specific
information on tremors, rigidity, clinical features freezing, motor skills and other
specifics on aspects of the disease. It contains images to describe the disfiguring that can
occur from the disease. This article will be useful when describing the different aspects of
the disease including its symptoms and effects. Professionals in the medical and scientific
field intended to view this article. It is not intended for patients or family members to
read as it is in depth analysis. The author of this article, J Jankovic is a Professor of
Neurology at the Baylor College of Medicine in Huston, Texas.
Parkinson's At A Glance. (n.d.). Retrieved November 9, 2014, from
http://www.parkinsonsassociation.org/parkinsons-disease/parkinsons-at-a-glance
This resource gives general background knowledge on the disease. This includes some
symptoms and other general statistics about the disease. People that could be viewing this
could be patients, family members of the general public looking for more basic
information on the disease. This will be useful when giving general background
knowledge on the disease and how it can affect a person. This is sourced from the
Parkinson’s Association website. This is a non-profit organization based out of California
that focuses on the health care service, support and awareness of the disease. They also
provide services for patients and family members who are coping with the disease.
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Parkinson's disease. (n.d.). Retrieved November 9, 2014, from
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/parkinsonsdisease/basics/symptoms/con-20028488
This resource talks about the common symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. It also gives
suggestions to one having symptoms like these, like going to a doctor or seeking
medications. This can be useful for those who are unsure if their symptoms are similar to
ones associated to Parkinson’s. People that could be viewing this could be patients,
family members or anyone in the general public looking for quick information about the
symptom of the disease. This is sources from the Mayo Clinic website. The Mayo Clinic
is a non-profit medical and research organization for many different types of diseases and
conditions, not only pertaining to Parkinson’s.
Parkinson's disease. (2007). In World of Health. Gale. Retrieved from
http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/scic/home?u=nysl_li_farmshs&p=SCIC
This is a general resource on Parkinson’s disease. It gives statistics collected from the
CDC on the disease. It also talks about the disease and how it may effect the brain, and
current research on the disease. It describes how a specific drug has been beneficial in
helping a specific patient in Israel. This will be useful in the documentary when
describing how it affects the brain, and other general ideas about Parkinson’s. The
Publisher, Gale Cengage learning is an educational publishing company. They have
insight on many different topics, and are one of the largest textbook publishing
companies in the world.
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Parkinson's At A Glance. (n.d.). Retrieved November 9, 2014, from
http://www.parkinsonsassociation.org/parkinsons-disease/parkinsons-at-a-glance
This resource gives general background knowledge on the disease. This includes some
symptoms and other general statistics about the disease. People that could be viewing this
could be patients, family members of the general public looking for more basic
information on the disease. This will be useful when giving general background
knowledge on the disease and how it can affect a person. This is sourced from the
Parkinson’s Association website. This is a non-profit organization based out of California
that focuses on the health care service, support and awareness of the disease. They also
provide services for patients and family members who are coping with the disease.
Prescription Medications. (n.d.). Retrieved November 9, 2014, from
http://www.pdf.org/parkinson_prescription_meds
This resource highlights some of the possible medications that can be given to
Parkinson’s patients. It gives vital information about each medication; the dosage,
possible side effects and what the medication is suppose to help with. This is indented for
viewing by patients, family members, and the general public who are looking for more
information on Parkinson’s disease and its medications. This pertains to my documentary
by describing all of the medications these patients have to take. This is something that is
going to be talked about often throughout the documentary. This is sourced from the
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation website. This is a non-profit organization, which leads
research, education and advocacy for Parkinson’s disease in the United States.
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Richman, J. P. (2014). Parkinson disease. In K. L. Lerner & B. W. Lerner (Eds.), The
Gale Encyclopedia of Science (5th ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. Retrieved
from http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/scic/home?u=nysl_li_farmshs&p=SCIC
This resource is a general overview of the disease, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis
and possible treatments. It also gives more information on how they disease was founded.
This something that will be included in the documentary. Who and how the person found
the disease is very important when giving general background on the disease. This
resource is intended to be read by anyone researching the disease for a project, or paper,
it is not intended for patients or family members, it is more informational. The Publisher,
Gale Cengage learning is an educational publishing company. They have insight on many
different topics, and are one of the largest textbook publishing companies in the world.
Secrets, Myths and Misconceptions. (n.d.). Retrieved November 9, 2014, from
http://www.pdf.org/en/parkinson_secrets_myths
This resource discusses common ideas about Parkinson’s disease, and proving them
correct or incorrect. The public generally knows very little about the truths and fallacies
when it comes to Parkinson’s disease. The point is to make people more aware of what
Parkinson’s really is. The people viewing this could be patients, family members, or the
public who are concerned about the disease, and what is really is. This will be useful In
the documentary when the basic information about the disease and how it effects a person
is being explained. This is sourced from the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation website.
This is an non-profit organization, which leads research, education and advocacy for
Parkinson’s disease in the United States.
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Statistics on Parkinson's. (n.d.). Retrieved November 9, 2014, from
http://www.pdf.org/en/parkinson_statistics
The resource explains certain statistics pertaining to Parkinson’s disease. Including
numbers on how many people are diagnosed with it, what age or sex it is more likely to
effect, and the cost in money to have the disease. It is intended for people looking for
more information on the disease; this can be patients themselves, or family members.
This pertains to the documentary by giving vital information about important facts that
viewers should know about Parkinson’s disease. This is sourced from the Parkinson’s
Disease Foundation website. This is an non-profit organization, which leads research,
education and advocacy for Parkinson’s disease in the United States.