Misdiagnosis of Fragile-X Syndrome

Fragile-X Syndrome Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

• Ask the Following Questions - MENTAL RETARDATION
• Diagnosis - Fragile X syndrome
• Diagnosis - Mental retardation

Common Misdiagnoses and Fragile-X Syndrome

Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's. The disease Fragile X disorder can show only mild symptoms in the early years, and Parkinsons-like symptoms around age 50. See misdiagnosis of Parkinson's disease.

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• Misdiagnosis Overview
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• Over-Diagnosed Diseases
• Under-Diagnosed Diseases
• Types of Misdiagnosis
• Wrong Type Misdiagnosis
• Why Does Misdiagnosis Occur?
• Difficult Diseases to Diagnose
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About misdiagnosis:

When checking for a misdiagnosis of Fragile-X Syndrome or confirming a diagnosis of Fragile-X Syndrome, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Fragile-X Syndrome may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Fragile-X Syndrome. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.

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