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Although most neurologists accept that Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a unique disorder, we still lack a valid diagnostic biological tool and therefore depend primarily on clinical examination in diagnosis. The distinction between PD and other parkinsonian syndromes is discussed.
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Korczyn, A.D. (1999). Parkinson’s disease: one disease entity or many?. In: Przuntek, H., Müller, T. (eds) Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease — State of the Art. Journal of Neural Transmission. Supplementa, vol 56. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6360-3_5
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