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AHRQ - Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review of the Literature (2004)

New Guidelines Update Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

NGC - Parkinson's disease in the long-term care setting. (2002)

NGC - Practice parameter: diagnosis and prognosis of new onset Parkinson disease (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. (2006)

NGC - Practice parameter: initiation of treatment for Parkinson?s disease: an evidence-based review. (2002)

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Lewy Body Dementia

Tremor

Lewy Body Dementia

Relationship between Parkinson disease with dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies. (Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2005) "Parkinson disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are considered Lewy body diseases (LBDs). ... Our results indicate that PDD and DLB share a common pathological substrate and that the pathological subtypes of LBD show considerable overlap in clinical manifestations."

Tremor

Olfaction testing in patients with tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease: is this a distinct condition? (Mov Disord. 2005) "There is considerable controversy regarding the relationship between essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson's disease (PD), especially when tremor is the dominant feature of PD or there is a family history of tremor. ? This finding suggests that patients with a family history of tremor may represent a different disease process even though, aside from differences in olfaction, they are clinically similar to other patients with tremor-dominant parkinsonism. It additionally suggests phenotypic overlap between PD and ET."