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DAT scan for Parkinsons disease usefulness and cost
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@ladylawyer - I see you joined Mayo Clinic Connect recently, so welcome. I wanted to let you know I moved your post here so you could chat with those in this existing discussion on DA Tscans:
- DAT scan for Parkinsons disease usefulness and cost https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/dat-scan-for-parkinsons-disease-usefulness-and-cost/
Hoping that here you can connect with members such as @eojeda1 @emmit @sillyblone and others about whether one may still have Parkinson's with a normal Da Tscan.
What Parkinson's disease symptoms do you have currently, ladylawyer?
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@lisalucier Thank you so much! I have multiple symptoms: stiff/painful hands and feet (primarily in the morning), abnormal gait, voice issues, tremor (left hand/arm), slow walking, dizziness, unbalanced, mild cognitive issues, minor jolt movements while sleeping, vision issues, frequent headache. Many of these symptoms are sporadic but the stiff hands and feet and gait are generally everyday. I was certain my DATscan would come back abnormal but it is normal. While I am relieved it is not Parkinson’s, I worry that I am simply too early in the process to have an abnormal DATscan. Also, I am only 55 years old so several neurologists have told me to “come back in a year.”