4 Topic Commentaries

Misdiagnosis Common in Parkinsonian Disorders

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  Bradley F. Boeve, MD

  Neurology — Behavioral Neurology & Movement Disorders

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  Mayo Clinic

  Many of the features are similar to Parkinson’s disease, and many people are misdiagnosed early on because of those similarities.

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  Christopher H. Gibbons, MD

  Neurology — Autonomic Disorders

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  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

  Too often, patients experience delays in diagnosis or are misdiagnosed due to the complexity of these diseases. With a simple, minimally invasive skin biopsy test, this study demonstrated how we can more objectively identify the underlying pathology of synucleinopathies and offer better diagnostic answers and care for patients.

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  Alexander Pantelyat, MD, FAAN

  Neurology — Movement Disorders

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  Johns Hopkins Medicine

  Studies show that misdiagnosis is very common, which means people can go years without the right explanations, services, or clinical trial opportunities.

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  William C. Koller, MD, PhD

  Neurology — Movement Disorders

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  Loyola University School of Medicine; Parkinson Disease Center, Department of Neurology

  We interviewed 100 consecutive patients with Parkinson's disease and found that 25% had received an incorrect original diagnosis.

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