1) Brain disease 2) Brain disorder 3) Degenerative disorder 4) Encephalopathy 5) Paralysis agitans 6) Shaking palsy
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Parkinsonism (also known as Parkinson`s syndrome, atypical Parkinson`s, or secondary Parkinson`s) is a neurological syndrome characterized by tremor, hypokinesia, rigidity, and postural instability. Parkinsonism shares symptoms found in Parkinson`s Disease, from which it is named; but parkinsonism is a symptom complex, and differs from Parkins...
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a group of neurological disorders characterized by hypokinesia, tremor, and muscular rigidity.
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a chronic neurologic disorder characterized by a progressive loss of motor function resulting from the degeneration of neurons in the area of the ... [1 related articles]
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<neurology> A group of neurological disorders characterised by hypokinesia, tremor and muscular rigidity. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(pahr´kin-sәn-iz″әm) any disorder manifesting the symptoms of Parkinson disease or any such symptom complex occurring secondarily to another disorder, such as encephalitis, cerebral arteriosclerosis, poisoning with certain toxins, and neurosyphilis.
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(par-kin-son-izm) A group of symptoms including loss of movement, a lack of facial expression, stiff
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(= paralysis agitans) Disease (Parkinson's disease) characteried by tremor and associated with the underproduction of L-DOPA (dihydroxyphenylalanine) by dopaminergic neurons and their death, particularly in the substantia nigra of the brain. Can be treated quite successfully in many cases by administration of L-DOPA.
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A clinical state characterised by tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, stooped posture, and shuffling gait. The more common causes of Parkinsonism are Parkinson's Disease, striatonigral degeneration, and a reversible syndrome induced by major tranquillising drugs.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: par′kin-son-izm Definitions: 1. A neurologic syndrome usually resulting from deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine as the consequence of degenerative, vascular, or inflammatory changes in the basal ganglia; characterized by rhythmic muscular tremors, rigidity of movement, festination, droopy posture, and maskli...
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Parkinsonism: 1. Parkinson disease. 2. A syndrome similar to Parkinson disease, for example, as a side effect of an antipsychotic drug.
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The term with which a group of disorders that have similar features are referred to. The four main symptoms are
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