Sunday 9 October 2011

Combining smell tests and ultrasound to diagnose Parkinson's

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21978091

"A study in a small number of Parkinson's patients suggesting that ultrasound scanning across the skull and smell testing could help in the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. If combined, they may be even more helpful. However, such tests need further investigation and as such should not currently be used routinely when making a diagnosis of Parkinson's."

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