Differential diagnosis of Parkinson's syndromes; pathology of Parkinson's disease and its differentiation from other Parkinson's disorders; neuroimaging of Parkinsonism; analysis of the disorder of Parkinson's disease; epidemiology of Parkinson's disease; review of neuroprotective approaches; pharmacology of levodopa therapy; extension and tailoring of levodopa effect; pharmacology of dopaminergic agonists; pharmocological management of adverse affects and other problems of Parkinson's disease; surgical treatments; rehabilitation approaches; disability pattern and prognosis of Parkinson's disease; research into the aetiology of Parkinson's disease.