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Originally Posted by soccertese
i'd be very surprised if the misdiagnosis rate was that high.
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Needs Assessment Statement - National Parkinson Foundation
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In a
presentation to the Parkinson Action Network in Washington, D.C., Dr. Mark Hurtt, Chief Medical Officer of the Boston Life Sciences, noted that the error rate in diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease among primary care physicians may go as high as 40-50%, and from 30-35% for general neurologists. A 2002 European Journal of Neurology article reported a 20-30% misdiagnosis rate in the early stages of PD, with others reporting even higher rates. Accurate
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