Differential Diagnoses
Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease could be similar to certain secondary causes or other neurodegenerative conditions. These include:
– Medications: SSRI anti-depressants, anti-epileptics, calcium channel blockers, anti-emetics, or antipsychotics.
– Toxins: carbon monoxide or pesticide poisoning.
– Dementia with Lewy bodies.
– Multiple system atrophy: It often progresses quickly and does not respond to the levodopa medication well.
In many cases, it can be to diagnose clearly until you visit a doctor repeatedly to check for the progression of the condition. [4]
