Study reveals high rate of diagnostic changes in Parkinson’s disease

Study reveals high rate of diagnostic changes in Parkinson’s disease

A new study by the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, found that a significant proportion of Parkinson's disease diagnoses are later corrected.

Diagnostic uncertainty in Parkinson's disease: Study calls for improved diagnostic processes

A study found that a significant proportion of Parkinson's disease diagnoses are later corrected. Up to one in six diagnoses changed after ten years of follow-up, and the majority of new diagnoses were made within two years of the original diagnosis.

José A. Obeso, a member of the Neurology Department of the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain (RANME), has warned that "currently, we lead a pro-Parkinsonian lifestyle due to the increasing habit of doing various exercises…

Bexhill World Parkinson’s day awareness walk. What’s it about, why should I care?

I expect that you have heard about “ World Parkinson’s Day” through the media, and wondered why April the 11th, and why should I be interested? On the 11th of April in 1755 James Parkinson’s was born, and in 1817 he wrote an important essay on the “shaking Palsy”, which is now known as Parkinson’s disease. That’s why this date is of significance Worldwide.

Diagnostic uncertainty in Parkinson's disease: New study calls for improved diagnostic processes

A new study by the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, found that a significant proportion of Parkinson's disease diagnoses are later corrected. Up to one in six diagnoses changed after 10 years of follow-up, and the majority of new diagnoses were made within two years of the original diagnosis.

A significant proportion of diagnoses of Parkinson's disease are corrected later. From the identification work of dogs, the goal is to progress to the so-called electric nose.