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parkinsonism
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paralysis agitans: a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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parkinsonism
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(par-kin-son-izm): A group of symptoms including loss of movement, a lack of facial expression, stiff gait when walking, tremor, or stooped posture. These symptoms are sometimes side-effects of older typical antipsychotic medications.
Ãâó: www.indianpsychiatry.com/Glossary.htm
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parkinsonism
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a descriptive term meaning having the characteristics of Parkinson's disease (see below), but usually not referring to the disease itself. Parkinsonism may be caused by head injury, encephalitis, syphilis, carbon monoxide poisoning, cerebral arteriosclerosis, use of MPTP (a synthetic narcotic), or other diseases or conditions.
Ãâó: www.macalester.edu/~psych/whathap/UBNRP/nightmares...
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parkinsonism
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the name given to a group of disorders with similar features; four primary symptoms, including tremor, rigidity, postural instability, and bradykinesia, resulting from the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells.
Ãâó: medicalcenter.osu.edu/patientcare/healthinformatio...
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parkinsonism
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Generic term referring to slowness and mobility problems that look like Parkinson's disease. Several conditions, such as multiple system atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy, and a number of medications produce this appearance.
Ãâó: www.michaeljfox.org/parkinsons/glossary.php
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