parkinsonism
noun
par·kin·son·ism
ˈpär-kən-sə-ˌni-zəm 
2
: a neurological disorder resembling Parkinson's disease
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Lewy Body dementia is marked by visual hallucinations that are more prominent in the early stages of the disease, gait issues, falls, and parkinsonism.
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Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
In 2019, Cheng was diagnosed with a neurodegenerative, atypical parkinsonism syndrome – unofficially, Corticobasal degeneration (CBD).
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Patrick Frater,
Variety,
19 July 2024
Those with parkinsonism were compared to those without to identify the types of pathologies that may explain why some individuals with CTE develop these symptoms, and to examine relationships with duration of contact sports play.
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Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
16 July 2024
Linkage analysis focuses on rare families where parkinsonism, or neurological conditions with similar symptoms to Parkinson’s, is passed down.
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Matthew Farrer,
Discover Magazine,
13 Apr. 2024
Notably, many patients in families with parkinsonism have symptoms that are indistinguishable from typical, late-onset Parkinson’s.
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Matthew Farrer,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2024
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Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
In 2019, Cheng was diagnosed with a neurodegenerative, atypical parkinsonism syndrome – unofficially, Corticobasal degeneration (CBD).
—
Patrick Frater,
Variety,
19 July 2024
Those with parkinsonism were compared to those without to identify the types of pathologies that may explain why some individuals with CTE develop these symptoms, and to examine relationships with duration of contact sports play.
—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
16 July 2024
Linkage analysis focuses on rare families where parkinsonism, or neurological conditions with similar symptoms to Parkinson’s, is passed down.
—
Matthew Farrer,
Discover Magazine,
13 Apr. 2024
Notably, many patients in families with parkinsonism have symptoms that are indistinguishable from typical, late-onset Parkinson’s.
—
Matthew Farrer,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2024
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parkinsonism
noun
par·kin·son·ism
ˈpär-kən-sə-ˌniz-əm
variants
or Parkinsonism
2
: any of several neurological disorders that are characterized by symptoms (such as muscle rigidity, slowness of movement, and impaired balance) similar to those of Parkinson's disease but have an attributable cause (such as drugs, toxins, brain injury, infection, or neurodegenerative disease) resulting in low levels or blocked activity of dopamine
called also parkinsonian syndrome, Parkinson's syndrome
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