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He broke down in tears as he confessed all to Mandy Dingle having lived with his suspected secret for some time.<\/p>\n
During Tuesday's visit to the Dales, the pensioner's fears were confirmed as a doctor affirmed that he was in fact suffering from the life-altering condition.<\/p>\n
However, a nurse who was sat watching the scenes at home has hit out and blasted ITV and Emmerdale bosses for 'failing to do proper research'.<\/p>\n
In the scenes, a doctor said to Eric: "The tests have confirmed what we thought – it's Parkinson's."<\/p>\n
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Eric was immediately left stunned to have his worst fear come true as the doctor went on to advise about certain symptoms and a treatment plan.<\/p>\n Despite the moving nature of the scenes, the nurse raged the show needed 'to do better' as they insisted that Parkinson's could not be diagnosed or confirmed with a test.<\/p>\n Writing on X – formerly Twitter – the medical worker said: "@ChrisChittell There are no specific "tests" for #ParkinsonsDisease. Diagnosis is made by clinical observation. <\/p>\n "Lazy research of a serious medical condition. Please tell the powers that be at #emmerdale of this."<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Fans of the Yorkshire-based program were heartbroken when Eric Pollard revealed he had been\u00a0diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a brain disorder recognised as the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world.<\/p>\n This chronic disease has a degenerative effect on the central nervous system and causes unintended or uncontrollable movements such as shaking, stiffness and difficulty with balance.<\/p>\n Symptoms usually begin gradually and get worse over time as the disease progresses.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OFF-PLAT-KE-EMMERDALE.jpg\")
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