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Can visual hallucinations be used as a diagnostic factor in Parkinson's disease?

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boxed-textWilliams A and Lees AJ (2005) Visual hallucinations in the diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease: a retrospective autopsy study. Lancet Neurol 4: 605–610

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  2. the Director of the Movement Disorders Unit at the Toronto Western Hospital, ON, Canada

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