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Secondary Parkinson Disease

Secondary Parkinson Disease Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Secondary Parkinson Disease Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Secondary Parkinson Disease?

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)

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