This is a multiauthor book which aims to discuss Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism in the elderly. The chapters are on the whole well written and the overall style is very much one of a practical handbook which is relatively easy to dip in and out of. There is little overlap in information across chapters. Chapters which stand out for their useful content, particularly in relation to the older age group, are those on diagnosis (Rodnitsky), the overview chapter on Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism in the elderly (Meara and Bhowmick), and …