CTV National News: Parkinson's imposter
Elizabeth St. Philip , CTV News @LizTV Graham Slaughter , CTVNews.ca Writer @grahamslaughter Published Sunday, July 28, 2019 10:00PM EDT
Thousands of people are being misdiagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and dementia and doctors are warning the public.
After multiple misdiagnoses, John Searle tells us how he was able to overcome normal pressure hydrocephalus. CTVNews.ca: 'We got a second chance at life'
Barbara Gaal, wife of John Searle, describes how a revolutionary medical innovation change her and her husband's life.
Thousands of Canadians who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and dementia may actually have a rare “impostor” syndrome that can be reversed with surgery, and a new clinic in Toronto is hoping to identify and treat those patients.
The condition is called normal pressure hydrocephalus, or NPH, and it comes with symptoms deceptively similar to dementia and Parkinson’s: memory impairment, a shuffling gait, difficulty standing and walking.
In some cases, patients with NPH are misdiagnosed and never receive the treatment they need – a devastating and costly oversight for the healthcare system, according to Dr. Alfonso Fasano, staff neurologist with the Movement Disorders Clinic at Toronto Western Hospital.
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