1st Edition

Parkinson’s Disease in India From Clinic to Bench

By Madhuri Behari, S P Gorthi Copyright 2026
288 Pages 5 Color & 13 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

288 Pages 5 Color & 13 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

With increased life expectancy, the prevalence of age-related neurological illnesses like Parkinson’s disease continues to rise. With a focus on demography, etiology, clinical features (both motor and non-motor), complications and treatment modalities, this book covers all the aspects of Parkinson’s disease and serves as a reference for students of neurology wanting to learn the finer nuances and... Read more

1. Demography of Indian Parkinson’s Disease patients

Madhuri Behari

2. Gender issues in Parkinson’s Disease patients (difference between men and women, role of hormones, fertility and pregnancy)

Ravi Yadav, Anush Ranjan

3. Etiopathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease: Indian data

Vibhor Pardasani

4. Genetics of Indian Parkinson’s Disease patients

Laxmi Kirola, Madhuri Behari, B K Thelma

5. Biomarkers in Parkinson’s Disease

Soaham D Desai, Devangi D Desai, Siddharth Singh

6. Computers in diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease

R K Agarwal, Bharti Rana, Akanksha Juneja

7. Imaging in Parkinson’s Disease

Nirendra Rai

8. Functional MRI: Lessons learnt

Mohit Saxena, Vaishna Narang, Senthil Kumaran, Madhuri Behari

9. Non-motor issues in Parkinson disease

D Vibha, Muthu Kani

10. Sleep disorders in Parkinson’s Disease

Vibhor Pardasani

11. Neuropsychiatric symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease

Ashish Sharma, Vinay Goyal

12. Memory and cognitive impairement in Parkinson’s Disease

S Singh, Roopam Singh

13. Autonomic dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease

C Rathore

14. Gait disturbance and falls in Parkinson’s Disease

R Agarwal, Madhuri Behari

15. Speech dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease

Sachin Sureshbabu

16. Olfactory disturbance in Parkinson’s Disease

A Pathak, Surya Prakash Pandey

17. Motor Complications in Parkinson’s Disease

Ashwani Uttam

18. Medical management of Parkinson’s Disease

Geetika Bajpai

19. How are Indian neurologists treating Parkinson’s Disease patients

S Singh, Sunil Singhla, Rupam Singh

20. Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease: Results and complications

S P Gorthi, Vijay Chandran, Aprajita Chatterjee

21. Complementary and Alternative Medicines in Parkinson’s Disease

M Behari, AK Pandit

22. Stem cell therapy in Parkinson’s Disease

Bhavna Kaul, Jasmine Parihar

23. Quality of Life in Indian Parkinson’s Disease patients

Rajeev Agarwal, Madhuri Behari

24. Caregiver burden in Parkinson’s Disease

Vikas Agarwal

25. Health economics of Parkinson’s Disease in India vs other countries

Vipin Ola

26. Empowering through education of persons with Parkinson’s Disease patients and caregivers

SP Gorthi, Vijay Chandran, Arvind Prabhu

27. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Parkinson’s Disease

Ravi Yadav

Index

Biography

Madhuri Behari is Professor and Chairperson at Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Fortis Hospital, New Delhi, India. She has also served as Professor and Head of Department, Neurology Department at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

SP Gorthi is Professor and Head of Neurology at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India. He has also served as Brigadier, Specialist, Medical and Neurologist at R&R Hospital, New Delhi, India.