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Old 03-14-2012, 12:14 PM
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PD shares a number of symptoms with cervical problems:
- clumsy hands;
- "legs are often unsteady with a tendency to 'jump' at night";
- shuffling gait.

See:

"SURGICAL DISORDERS OF THE CERVICAL SPINE: PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMON DISORDERS"
Malcolm G. P.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry2002;73:i34-i41 doi:10.1136/jnnp.73.suppl_1.i34

http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/73/suppl_1/i34.full

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