Diagnostic uncertainty in Parkinson’s disease: 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 ten years of follow-up, and the majority of new diagnoses were made within two years of the original diagnosis.

A recent study published in Neurology reveals significant diagnostic instability in Parkinson’s disease, with 13.3% of diagnoses revised over a 10-year follow-up period. When…

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