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Parkinson Disease in Young Adults: Follow-up
Updated: Aug 11, 2008
Follow-up
Patient Education
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Miscellaneous
Medicolegal Pitfalls
The medicolegal risks for Parkinson disease in the young are similar to those in the elderly patient. These include a risk of falling (either disease or medication induced), medication side effects, and driving. A careful workup in the younger patient with Parkinson disease is critical to rule out any secondary (and possibly treatable) disease processes as outlined earlier in this article.
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Further Reading
Keywords
Parkinson's disease, Parkinson disease in young people, Parkinson disease, dystonia, young onset Parkinson disease, early onset Parkinson disease, parkinsonism, degenerative neurologic disease, juvenile parkinsonism
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