parkinsonism

Noun

Meaning

a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

paralysis agitans shaking palsy aggravated Parkinson essential tremor restless legs syndrome symptomatology parkinsonian Parkinson-plus syndrome posteriori atypical parkinsonism idiopathic parkinsonism parkinsonism-dementia complex drug-induced parkinsonism metabolic parkinsonism
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Hypernyms

encephalopathy brain disease brain disorder degenerative disorder

Phrases with the word

atypical parkinsonism idiopathic parkinsonism parkinsonism-dementia complex post-traumatic parkinsonism drug-induced parkinsonism metabolic parkinsonism

Examples

About half of patients have associated dystonia, including cervical dystonia, writer's cramp, spasmodic dysphonia, and cranial dystonia, and 20% of the patients had associated parkinsonism. Source: Internet

Drug induced parkinsonism tends to remain at its presenting level, not progress like Parkinson's disease. Source: Internet

PMID 12525236 citation The neurodegenerative condition Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most common cause of parkinsonism. Source: Internet

The incidence of drug-induced parkinsonism increases with age. Source: Internet

The underlying causes of parkinsonism are numerous, and diagnosis can be complex. Source: Internet

"We would broaden the hypothesis to include most manifestations of parkinsonism, including dyskinesia." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

parkinsonian syndrome parkinsonic Parkinsonise parkinsonism-dementia complex parkinsonite parkinsonogenic