WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with Parkinson’s disease call it “D-Day,” the date they were told they had the incurable movement disorder.
Now, a new study suggests they might be getting the wrong message when they get the news.
“A lot of people say ‘I’m sorry, you have Parkinson’s,'” said lead author Dr. Indu Subramanian, a movement disorders neurologist at UCLA Health in Los Angeles. “In fact, I think it’s a very treatable disorder. Giving hope, giving the patient agency, is a critical part of the message.”
So, she offered some advice to primary care doctors or community neurologists who face this sensitive task in the face of limited patient access to movement disorder specialists.
“The doctor should say, ‘You have Parkinson’s and these are the things that you can do to live better and here are some people who can support you and I’m part of your team,'” she advised in a UCLA news release.
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