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Rebecca Voelker

JAMA. 2006;295:2126-2128.

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Recognizing that Parkinson disease often is misdiagnosed and that nonmotor complications such as depression and dementia frequently are left untreated, the American Academy of Neurology has developed new guidelines that address the disease in a more comprehensive manner, beginning with appropriate diagnostic criteria.

"We think this set of guidelines will help neurologists and other physicians take better care of their patients," said William J. Weiner, MD, chair of neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in Baltimore and one of the authors of the guidelines. Weiner was among a panel of authors who discussed the new guidelines in early April during a news conference at the academy's annual meeting in San Diego, Calif.

New guidelines highlight accumulating evidence that deep brain stimulation can help ease Parkinson disease symptoms. (Photo credit: Phanie/www.sciencesource.com)

Weiner said about 1 million individuals in the United States and Canada have . . . [Full Text of this Article]

DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS