A few months ago in one of the national news letters it stated that 40% of Parkinson patients are mis-diagnoised. With that in mind I tell any one I know with parkinson's to ALWAYS get at least a second opinion. It could be worth your time and money . One member of our support group had been diagnoised 18 years ago and was unable to speak and was wheel chair bound when hhis wife took him to another DR. for a surgical option and found out it wasn't Parkinson's. What a nightmare! jjjane