Quarter of Parkinson's sufferers were wrongly diagnosed, says charity

Poll of more than 2,000 people found 26% of respondents were told they had something else

More than a quarter of people with Parkinson’s disease were initially misdiagnosed, new research has found.

The poll of more than 2,000 people found 26% were first told they had something else, while 21% saw their GP three or more times before being referred to a specialist.

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