Neurologists in the US suggest irregular arm swings while walking could be an early sign of Parkinson’s disease and scientific measurement of such a suspected symptom could help diagnose the disease earlier, giving greater opportunity to slow brain cell damage and disease progression. The study is the work of Dr Xuemei Huang, associate professor of neurology, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, and colleagues, and a paper on it is published in the current issue of Gait and Posture…
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