About The Medical Condition Lewy Body Parkinson Disease
Find the definition of the medical term Lewy Body Parkinson Disease. Lewy Body Parkinson Disease defined and explained for easy understanding at the Medical Conditions from ClusterMed.info.
Lewy Body Parkinson Disease
| Lewy Body Parkinson Disease Medical Condition |
|---|
What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Lewy Body Parkinson Disease?
A progressive, degenerative neurologic disease characterized by a TREMOR that is maximal at rest, retropulsion (i.e. a tendency to fall backwards), rigidity, stooped posture, slowness of voluntary movements, and a masklike facial expression. Pathologic features include loss of melanin containing neurons in the substantia nigra and other pigmented nuclei of the brainstem. LEWY BODIES are present in the substantia nigra and locus coeruleus but may also be found in a related condition (LEWY BODY DISEASE, DIFFUSE) characterized by dementia in combination with varying degrees of parkinsonism. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1059, pp1067-75)
|
More Medical Conditions
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Medical Conditions Definitions Of The Day
- Leukotriene E ‐ A biologically active principle of SRS-A that is formed from…
- CP-15,467-61 ‐ A lithium salt, classified as a mood-stabilizing agent. Lithium…
- Test, Caloric ‐ Elicitation of a rotatory nystagmus by stimulating the semicircular…
- Technic, Endocrine Diagnostic ‐ Methods and procedures for the diagnosis of diseases or dysfunction…
- Convulsions, Fever ‐ Seizures that occur during a febrile episode. It is a common…
- Chlordiazepoxide Monohydrochloride ‐ An anxiolytic benzodiazepine derivative with anticonvulsant,…
- Turkey Enteritis Viruses ‐ A species of CORONAVIRUS causing enteritis in turkeys…
- Nonfamilial Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies ‐ A group of inherited and sporadic disorders which share progressive…
- Nicotinic Diethylamide ‐ A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANT. It was formerly used in the…
- Fraction, Factor IX ‐ Storage-stable blood coagulation factor acting in the intrinsic…