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. 1992 Dec;38:2850–2853.

Images of Illness

The shaking palsy

Mark F Longhurst
PMCID: PMC2145802  PMID: 20469529

Abstract

The images we as physicians retain of our patients have a bearing on the evolution of our clinical behaviour and attributes. These images can enhance our diagnostic and therapeutic skills, increase our capacity to care for people with incurable diseases, and offer insights into our own emotional response. A recollection of five people with Parkinson's disease offers a college of images to give us further insights into the meaning of illness-for the patient and the physician.

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