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Recommended Patient Guides

🔹 START HERE

• Patient Education Binder Cover With QR Code

• Newly Diagnosed Start Here (PDF)

• What Symptoms Feel like (PDF)

Give these handouts at diagnosis to help patients understand what to expect next.

🔹 CORE EDUCATION → Understanding Symptoms

• Why Parkinson’s Symptoms Happen (PDF)

• Comprehensive Parkinson's Symptoms Guide (PDF)

• Medication-Related Symptoms Guide (PDF)

• Cognitive Issues & Thinking Changes (PDF)

• Types of Parkinson's vs Conditions That Mimic It (PDF)

Helps patients understand why symptoms happen, how they change, and how medication affects them.

🔹 CAREGIVER SUPPORT

• Caregiver Guide (PDF)

• Caregiver Facts Series (PDF)

Helps caregivers recognize changes, communicate effectively, and support daily care.

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