Brain Matters

We have looked at all the resources available on the general topic of atypical parkinsonism or Parkinson's Plus.  These are the best:

"Atypical Parkinsonism"
By Lawrence I. Golbe, MD, Professor of Neurology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, N.J.
American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA), Winter 2008 Newsletter
Overview article appears on page 1
http://www.apdaparkinson.org/data/NewsLetterUpload/2008_APDA%20Winter%2008.pdf

"Understanding Parkinson’s Plus Syndromes and Atypical Parkinsonism"
By Parkinson's Disease Foundation
This fact sheet provides a general description of the four atypical parkinsonism disorders
http://www.pdf.org/pdf/FactSheet_UnderstandingPPS&ATP.pdf

"Cognitive Profiles of Parkinsonian Syndromes" - Typical Features and Comparison of Profiles
By Thomas Bak, ACNR, Volume 6 Number 5, November/December 2006
See especially "Typical features of different parkinsonian syndromes" (Table 1) and "Cognitive profiles of AD, PSP, CBD, MSA, DLB and on the ACE" (Figure 1)
http://www.acnr.co.uk/NO06/ND06_review_cog.pdf

"We Will Go On"
Blog by Dan Brooks, diagnosed with Parkinson's Plus.  He also published a book in 2009 with the same title.
http://wewillgoon.blogspot.com/

"Saving Milly"
Book by Morton Kondracke, whose wife Milly was diagnosed with Parkinson's Plus.  (The book was later made into a TV movie.)

More Resources

"Other Parkinsonisms"
By Canadian Movement Disorder Group
This web page describes PSP, CBGD, and MSA.  There are links to these three disorders and DLB. 
http://cmdg.org/Parkinsonisms/parkinsonisms.htm