title: [Diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease].
abstract: Diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease is used in all clinical studies concerning this disease. For supplying meaningful data to the evidence-based medicine, the diagnostic criteria must be clearly defined in such studies. In the setting and usage of diagnostic criteria, it is indispensable to clarify the aim and the population for which the criteria is used. Then, as for the contents of the criteria, 1) additional criteria, 2) exclusion criteria, and 3) levels of confidence must be considered. For the future re-evaluation, diagnostic criteria must be logic. Final references are also necessary for judging the accuracy of the criteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moriwaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tashiro
mesh_terms: D016001:Confidence Intervals; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012015:Reference Standards