For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been diagnosed using a laborious process of neurological and physical examinations.
But now, researchers in India say the disease could be detected with up to 99 percent accuracy using little more than a drawing test.
The disease is a devastating neurological disorder where neurons become damaged, causing progressively worsening tremors and movement problems that eventually rob patients of their independence.
Suffered by one million Americans, the disease is thought to be rising in the US, which experts have blamed on pollution, pesticides and smoking.
In their research, the team analyzed results from a previous study that involved 66 people, including 31
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