Parkinson’s disease facing ‘diagnosis crisis’, charity warns

Therapies that use stem cells to repair or replace damaged cells in the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease have been shown to be safe in early clinical trials (Alamy/PA) - (Alamy/PA)

More than 20,000 people in the UK could be living with undiagnosed Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study.

A “painfully slow” NHS backlog caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has left thousands of people in a state of uncertainty, with some even waiting five years to see a neurologist, Parkinson’s UK warned.