 Parkinson Disease, Secondary
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Conditions which feature clinical manifestations resembling primary Parkinson disease that are caused by a known or suspected condition. Examples include parkinsonism caused by vascular injury, drugs, trauma, toxin exposure, neoplasms, infections and degenerative or hereditary conditions. Clinical features may include bradykinesia, rigidity, parkinsonian gait, and masked facies. In general, tremor is less prominent in secondary parkinsonism than in the primary form. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1998, Ch38, pp39-42)
| Descriptor ID |
D010302
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.079.862.800 C10.228.662.600.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Parkinson Disease, Secondary- Parkinson Disease, Secondary
- Secondary Parkinson Disease
- Symptomatic Parkinson Disease
- Parkinsonism, Symptomatic
- Symptomatic Parkinsonism
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Parkinson Disease, Symptomatic
- Parkinsonism, Secondary
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