How is the diagnosed made ?

How is the diagnosis made?


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Anonymous
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject: How is the diagnosis made?

As some neuroglists are not specialised with PD and wrongly or inaccurately diagnosed their patients as ageing disease especially they are at an early stage of PD or the stress and anxiety of the works.

It is very common in our country as there are shortages of PD doctors.

Therefore some PD sufferers die on other diseases made worsen by PD disease.

Kindly detail how to make an accurate diagnosis of PD ? Thanks Teo Kim Hoe
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Dr. RodriguezJoined: 22 Jan 2007Posts: 0Location: Gainesville, Fl
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:32 am Post subject:

These are the four cardinal symptoms: Slowness Stiffness Unsteady gait Resting tremors Supportive evidence: One side more affected than the other. Masked facies, shuffling gait, improvement with levodopa._________________Ramon L Rodriguez, MD
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Anonymous
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:08 am Post subject: No resting tremor

What if there's no resting tremor but only an action tremor along with stiffness and slowness? Does that indicated anything different?
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Dr. OkunJoined: 19 Jan 2007Posts: 0Location: University of Florida
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:29 am Post subject:

It is common to have a little action tremor with PD. You may also have PD and ET. It is best to see a movement disorders neurologist and get this point sorted out. ET stands for essential tremor which is a postural-action tremor rather than a resting tremor. There are also other tremors._________________Michael S. Okun, M.D.
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