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par·kin·son·ism

or Par·kin·son·ism  (pär′kĭn-sə-nĭz′əm)
n.
1. A syndrome characterized by tremor, muscular rigidity, slowness of movement, and postural and balance abnormalities, caused by Parkinson's disease or other diseases or induced by trauma, infection, or a drug. Also called Parkinson's syndrome.
2. Parkinson's disease.


par′kin·so′ni·an (-sō′nē-ən) adj.
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parkinsonian

(ˌpɑːkɪnˈsəʊnɪən)
n
(Medicine) a person suffering from Parkinson's disease
adj
(Medicine) of or relating to Parkinson's disease
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par•kin•so•ni•an

(ˌpɑr kɪnˈsoʊ ni ən)

adj.
of, related to, or resembling Parkinson's disease.
[1905–10]
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In second (P<0.05), third and fourth weeks (P<0.001), mean body weights of the polydatin+ rotenone treated animals were significantly higher (P<0.001) than the rotenone treated parkinsonian animals.
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is an adult onset, progressive, idiopathic neurodegenerative disease that clinically manifest as MSA-C with cerebellar signs predominant, MSA-P with Parkinsonian features predominant and MSA-A with autonomic signs and symptoms.
Behavioural changes are the clinical core of the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), ranging from apathy to disinhibition [11], but are also frequently reported in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) [4] and parkinsonian plus syndromes (dementia with Lewy bodies, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal syndrome, and Parkinson's disease--dementia) [12].
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