If you feel you need a DatScan to confirm your dx, try volunteering for a PD study. You can find trials in your area at the Fox Trial Finder website https://foxtrialfinder.michaeljfox.org/ . I'm participating in the PPMI study, they are following my progression for the next 5 years and I get a DatScan once a year. All the test are free and you'll be seen by experts in PD research.

@A MyParkinsonsTeam Member,
Well that's cruel!! You mean you had to pay out of pocket for your Dat Scan???

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I have been extremely lucky I.have had 2 DAT scans. One about a year after diagnosis 2008 and another at the end of last year. It confirmed as the first one that I had Parkinson's Disease. They only took about three weeks from referral to actually get one. I feel sorry for those of you that have been turned down and had to appeal or even not been able to have one. I read in a study that a Consultant friend of mine have me ( not in Neurology) that a DAT scan wasn't that helpful. Of course if I was told I should or could have a scan I would have one.

Sharon

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Ins. wouldn't pay, but I had so many symptoms that my Movement Disorder Specialist (neurologist) knew after a few simple tests that I had PD. I've also seen a neuropsyologist and she put me through a 6 hour test and found mild cognative impairment. This doctor has a great presentation on this topic: https://www.davisphinneyfoundation.org/video/co...

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@A MyParkinsonsTeam Member Did not have Dat Scan - way too expensive. Certain insurance companies are against it, even though it's no longer experimental.

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