after five years of disease, w/ no non-m... - Cure Parkinson's

Cure Parkinson's

25,550 members26,870 posts

after five years of disease, w/ no non-motor features of disease, you might be wrong in your diagnosis of Parkinson's

3 Replies

A normal DaTscan is in our criteria as an absolute exclusion. Other diseases with parkinsonism (MSA, PSP) also have abnormal DaTscan, so DaTscan is not useful in the differential diagnosis of true parkinsonism.

michaeljfox.org/foundation/...

Read more about...
3 Replies
nourilo profile image
nourilo

What do you mean by non-motor features?

in reply to nourilo

depression is one non-motor symptom

cabbagecottage profile image
cabbagecottage in reply to nourilo

The things you cannot see , such as coordination spatial awareness cognivity etc etc .

You may also like...

Zoloft and parkinson's

this medication for many years before the parkinson's diagnosis. My hand tremors are not stopping...

Possible Misdiagnosis

costly. I had two daTscans with positive Parkinsons but that could be any Parkinson illness. My...

Questions to ask when newly diagnosed

I had a DATscan a few weeks ago and understand from my GP that it shows signs \\"consistent with...

Found this article on CBS

diagnosed with Parkinson's disease...

This is perplexing - Coffee's effectiveness on Parkinson prevention

coffee in Parkinsons prevention.......