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Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:02 pm



Diagnosis


Diagnosis is based on signs and symptoms and ruling out other disorders that produce similar symptoms. A patient must have two or more of the primary symptoms, one of which is a resting tremor or bradykinesia. In many cases, this diagnosis is made after observing that symptoms have developed and become established over a period of time.

After a thorough neurological exam and medical history, the neurologist may order computerized tomography (CT scan) or magnetic resonance ima...Read the full article

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