‘My god, am I imagining this?’ Leading neurologist on his Parkinson’s diagnosis aged 50

Professor David Blacker is fighting to ban the weedkiller paraquat, arguing evidence is mounting for its links to Parkinson's.
Clinical Professor David Blacker.

Leading neurologist Clinical Professor David Blacker was in his early to mid-40s when he noticed dystonia of his foot.

A couple of years later, the medical director of Perth’s Perron Institute could no longer ignore the signs and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, aged 50.