Selected legal issues in movement disorders.
This article explores the long-standing question of whether trauma causes Parkinson's disease, and discusses the impact of informed consent and confidentiality in issues of genetic testing for Huntington's disease. Neurologists are appropriately concerned about the legal aspects of genetic testing, and this article attempts to address that subject from a medical-legal perspective.
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence