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October 23, 2001

Improved accuracy of clinical diagnosis of Lewy body Parkinson’s disease

October 23, 2001 issue
57 (8) 1497-1499

Abstract

The authors studied the accuracy of clinical diagnosis of idiopathic PD (IPD) in 100 consecutive clinically diagnosed cases that came to neuropathological examination. Ninety fulfilled pathologic criteria for IPD. Ten were misdiagnosed: multiple system atrophy (six), progressive supranuclear palsy (two), post-encephalitic parkinsonism (one), and vascular parkinsonism (one). Assessment of the clinical features suggests that an accuracy of 90% may be the highest that can be expected using current diagnostic criteria.

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Volume 57Number 8October 23, 2001
Pages: 1497-1499
PubMed: 11673599

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Received: January 12, 2001
Accepted: July 2, 2001
Published online: October 23, 2001
Published in print: October 23, 2001

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Andrew J. Hughes, MD FRACP
From The United Kingdom Parkinson’s Disease Society Brain Research Centre (Drs. Hughes, Daniel, and Lees), Institute of Neurology, London, UK; and Neurology Department (Dr. Hughes), Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Heidelberg, Australia.
Susan E. Daniel, BSc MD, FRCPath
From The United Kingdom Parkinson’s Disease Society Brain Research Centre (Drs. Hughes, Daniel, and Lees), Institute of Neurology, London, UK; and Neurology Department (Dr. Hughes), Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Heidelberg, Australia.
Andrew J. Lees, MD FRCP
From The United Kingdom Parkinson’s Disease Society Brain Research Centre (Drs. Hughes, Daniel, and Lees), Institute of Neurology, London, UK; and Neurology Department (Dr. Hughes), Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Heidelberg, Australia.

Notes

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Andrew J. Lees, The Reta Lila Weston Institute of Neurological Studies, Royal Free and University College London Medical School, Windeyer Building, 46 Cleveland St, London W1, UK; e-mail: [email protected]

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