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Published online 28 January 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040126-8
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Parkinson's misdiagnosed
New condition explains some movement disorders and dementia.
Some patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease or the wear and tear of ageing may actually be suffering from a recently discovered brain disease, doctors say.
The disease, called FXTAS, strikes around 1 in 3,000 men over the age of 50, according to Paul Hagerman of the University of California, Davis, and his colleagues1.
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