parkinsonism
Collocations
5ADJ.
acute, intravenous, other, severe
VERB + PARKINSONISM
antipsychotic-induced, cause, drug-induced, one-sided
PARKINSONISM + NOUN
evidence, hydrocephalus, injection
PREP.
after, with
ADV.
such
Definitions
noun
A neurological syndrome characterized by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability; a condition with the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, regardless of its cause.
In 1982, a number of young California drug addicts developed acute and severe parkinsonism after intravenous injection of a synthetic heroin contaminated by MPTP.
However, it is important for the clinician to consider alternative diagnoses, particularly treatable, potentially reversible syndromes such as drug-induced parkinsonism, hydrocephalus and other structural abnormalities, Wilson's disease, and some forms of toxic, metabolic, and infectious parkinsonism.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of parkinsonism.
[…] a famous case, in the 1890s, in which the development of a one-sided Parkinsonism was correlated with the growth of a tuberculoma of one cerebral peduncle […]
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Synonyms
noun — a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system charac
- parkinson's
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4In 1982, a number of young California drug addicts developed acute and severe parkinsonism after intravenous injection of a synthetic heroin contaminated by MPTP.
WiktionaryHowever, it is important for the clinician to consider alternative diagnoses, particularly treatable, potentially reversible syndromes such as drug-induced parkinsonism, hydrocephalus and other struct
WiktionaryCan risperidone cause parkinsonism? What evidence suggests that J.R. has antipsychotic-induced parkinsonism?
Wiktionary[…] a famous case, in the 1890s, in which the development of a one-sided Parkinsonism was correlated with the growth of a tuberculoma of one cerebral peduncle […]
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