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The differential diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2002

J Vaughan
Affiliation:
St George’s and Atkinson Morley’s Hospitals, London, UK.
RJ Hardie
Affiliation:
St George’s and Atkinson Morley’s Hospitals, London, UK.

Extract

The difficulty in making an accurate diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD) should never be underestimated. Just as the introduction of CT scanning and, more recently, magnetic resonance imaging has revolutionized general neurological practice and exposed the diagnostic inadequacies of the most experienced clinician, current understanding of the pathophysiology of the extrapyramidal system has advanced considerably, even in the last decade or two.

Type
Clinical geriatrics
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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