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Old 10-07-2011, 11:23 PM
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Default Bicycle May Speed Up Diagnosis
When I first read this headline, I thought it was saying that riding a bicycle caused Parkinson's lol. But it is saying that observations (and measurments, too - hooray!) may help when trying to diagnose atypical versus regular PD.

Read here:http://health.usnews.com/health-news...sons-diagnosis

" A patient's ability to ride a [COLOR=#005497 !important][COLOR=#005497 !important]bicycle[/COLOR][/COLOR] can help doctors determine whether the patient has Parkinson's disease or atypical parkinsonism . . . "

These tests using exercise equipment may give us more accurate information than simple observations of how we tap our fingers or walk!
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