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Originally Posted by alongcamejones
Well your entitled to your opinion. If a neuro makes a misdiagnosis and then prescribes L dopa which decreases the bodies capacity to produce L dopa and can have side effects like PD his mis diagnosis becomes self fulfilling.
Tell me that has NEVER happened.
Jak
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Charlie, Yes all the major teaching hospitals have f-dopa scanners here.
Koala, i agree with you. Dr Silburn is a nice fella and an excellent Dr rolled into one and well worth consulting. I've seen my share of neuros and he is I think the most knowledgeable in the country regarding PD.
A dose of levodopa if given to you and were to result in a reduction of P.D. symptoms would be a quick way and one which is often done to diagnose PD.
I've never heard of levodopa reducing the bodies ability to produce dopamine alongcamejones.