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Parkinson's disease

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Edward Richfield
Foundation Years Journal, volume 6, issue 1, p.5 (123Doc Education, London, January 2012)

Abstract

A 72 year old man attends a general medical clinic with his son. The father has been referred by his General Practitioner with “General Decline”. As the Foundation Year 2 doctor you are asked by your consultant to assess him. You notice that it takes him several minutes to enter the consultation room, and whilst going to assist him you observe a slight shake in his right hand. He has a soft voice, and frequently dabs at the corner of his mouth with a tissue. During the course of the consultation it is apparent that his most troubling symptoms are falls, difficulty being heard and hyper-salivation which he finds embarrassing. You comment on his tremor and his son mentions that they have been concerned about the possibility of Parkinson’s disease.

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Authors

Edward Richfield

Specialist Registrar in Geriatric and General Medicine
Yorkshire and Humber Deanery

References

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4. National Institute for Clinical Excellence Parkinson’s disease Guidelines.
http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG35

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