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Meanings of primary parkinsonism in English

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Progressive, degenerative disorder of the nervous system characterized by tremors, rigidity, bradykinesia, postural instability, and gait abnormalities; caused by a loss of neurons and a decrease of dopamine in the basal ganglia.

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      Clearly contact between the Hope PD and the State Police was rare.
      Nothing to lose
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      One PD source said an election would likely be held in June.
      Reuters
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      However, the mechanism underlying these symptoms in PD patients is not clear.
      Pubmed
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      Several reports suggest that a high proportion of PD patients are overhydrated.
      Pubmed
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      The PDs had increased their vote by 1 per cent, he added.
      The Irish Times
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      Individuals with Parkinson disease or multiple sclerosis were included in the study.
      Pubmed
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      Parkinson disease was diagnosed using UK Parkinson's Disease Society Brain Bank Criteria.
      Pubmed
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      We successfully apply our approach to data on Parkinson Disease and heroin addiction.
      Pubmed
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      DJ-1 is an oncogene and also a causative gene for familial Parkinson disease.
      Pubmed
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      The findings were also consistent for Parkinson disease alone, but did not reach significance.
      Pubmed
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      Fatigue is a recognized problem in Parkinson's disease and other clinical conditions.
      Pubmed
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      Previous work has shown decreased N30 amplitude in patients with Parkinson's disease.
      Pubmed
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      Ageing is the greatest risk factor for the development of Parkinson's disease.
      Pubmed
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      Parkinson's Disease is still diagnosed today by recognising the symptoms he identified.
      Radio NZ
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      Parkinson's Disease is still diagnosed today by recognising the symptoms he… Audio
      Radio NZ
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      It has been hypothesized that idiopathic parkinsonism might be due to age-related attrition of dopamine neurons occurring long after an initial acute episode.
      Pubmed
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      Helicobacter infection has been described as one switch in the pathogenic-circuitry of idiopathic parkinsonism (IP): eradication modifies disease progression and marked deterioration accompanies eradication-failure.
      Pubmed
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      The only nervous affections with which it could possibly be confounded are chorea and paralysis agitans.
      Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
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      It's now generally understood that David Devant's illness, officially listed as " paralysis agitans," was a progressive, debilitating result of syphilis.
      Hiding the Elephant
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      Paralysis agitans needs scarcely more than to be mentioned as amenable to the same methods, with small differences in the application of details.
      Fat and Blood / An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Ne...
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      ( Paralysis Agitans).-Thisis a chronic affection of the nervous system, characterized by muscular weakness, trembling and rigidity.
      Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...