Updated Information Leaflets

Parkinson’s Ireland is delighted to announce that our updated information leaflets are now available.

Our Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Nurse Specialists Lisa Wynne and Kathy Foley worked extremely hard to re-write each leaflet to provide important information across 24 topics. These include both motor and non-motor symptoms of PD.

Along with the updated leaflets, our PD nurse specialists also developed new topics, which include fatigue, depression & apathy and cognition in PD.

We would also like to thank the following people for their important contribution:

Josh McKenna and the team at McKenna Creative for their time and help with the design process.

Professor Iracema Leroi for reviewing a selection of the leaflets.

Leanne Ahern, Physiotherapist, PhD researcher HSE, for developing ‘The role of physiotherapist in PD’.

Maggie Garvey, Clinical Specialist SLT, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, and Aislinn Casey for developing our ‘Eating & Drinking In PD’.

Aoife Carolan, Senior SLT, HSE CHO 10, for developing our ‘Communication & PD’ leaflet s2.

Mairead Campbell (Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist, HSE) and Claire Dolan (Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist, St James’s Hospital) MDT 2 ‘The role of Occupational therapist in PD’.

You can download each leaflet from our website through our ‘Understanding Parkinson’s’ dropdown section or call our freephone number 1800 359 359 and we can post physical copies to you.

The topics we have available are listed here with details on how to access them:

The following five leaflets can be accessed through our ‘Living with Parkinson’s’ section:

1. What is Parkinson’s Disease?
2. Newly Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease
3. Living with Parkinson’s Disease
4. Medications
5. Dental
6. Planning your journey booklet

The following 15 leaflets can be accessed through our ‘Symptoms’ section:

1. Tremor
2. Motor Fluctuations
3. Posture/Falling
4. Bowel and Bladder
5. Restless Legs
6. Blood Pressure
7. Pain
8. Sleep
9. Fatigue
10. Eye Issues
11. Anxiety
12. Depression/Apathy
13. Hallucinations
14. Impulsive/Compulsive
15. Cognitive/Dementia

The following 5 leaflets can be accessed through our ‘Your Parkinson’s Team’ section:

1. Exercise Chart
2. Eating & Swallowing
3. Communication
4. Occupational Therapy
5. Physiotherapy