Parkinson Disease, Secondary

Overview

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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Quick facts about Parkinson Disease, Secondary

Topic type

Condition

Category

Neurology

MeSH classification

C10.228.140.079.862.800|C10.228.662.600.700

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