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With the autonomic symptoms you are experiencing have you been offered testing in an autonomic lab? The dysautonomia can develop years before we have motor symptoms causing obvious
movement signs.
The two most helpful tests are
the SynOne test biopsies of skin
and the DAT brain scan to rule out
neurodegenerative disease or offer more specific diagnosis if you need to know with more certainty.

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My neurologist said that he did not think a biopsy looking for alpha synuclein would change his plan right now since he doesn't see the need to start other meds until my symptoms become more pronounced. There is a part of me that finds a confirmatory bx scary - even though I'm a retired Acute Care NP - it's very different being on this side of the equation.