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A group of disorders which feature impaired motor control characterized by bradykinesia, MUSCLE RIGIDITY; TREMOR; and postural instability. Parkinsonian diseases are generally divided into primary parkinsonism (see PARKINSON DISEASE), secondary parkinsonism (see PARKINSON DISEASE, SECONDARY) and inherited forms. These conditions are associated with dysfunction of dopaminergic or closely related motor integration neuronal pathways in the BASAL GANGLIA.
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- Parkinsonian Diseases
- Parkinsonian Syndrome
- Parkinsonian Syndromes
- Parkinsonism
- Autosomal Dominant Juvenile Parkinson Disease
- Autosomal Dominant Juvenile Parkinsonism
- Autosomal Dominant Parkinsonism
- Autosomal Recessive Juvenile Parkinson Disease
- Autosomal Recessive Juvenile Parkinsonism
- Autosomal Recessive Parkinsonism
- Chromosome 6-Linked Autosomal Recessive Parkinsonism
- Experimental Parkinson Disease
- Experimental Parkinsonism
- Experimental Parkinsonism, MPTP-Induced
- Familial Juvenile Parkinsonism
- Familial Parkinson Disease, Autosomal Recessive
- Juvenile Parkinson Disease
- Juvenile Parkinson Disease, Autosomal Dominant
- Juvenile Parkinson Disease, Autosomal Recessive
- Juvenile Parkinsonism, Autosomal Dominant
- Juvenile Parkinsonism, Autosomal Recessive
- MPTP-Induced Experimental Parkinsonism
- Parkinson Disease 2
- Parkinson Disease 2, Autosomal Recessive Juvenile
- Parkinson Disease Autosomal Recessive, Early Onset
- Parkinson Disease, Autosomal Dominant. Juvenile
- Parkinson Disease, Experimental
- Parkinson Disease, Familial, Autosomal Recessive
- Parkinson Disease, Juvenile
- Parkinson Disease, Juvenile, Autosomal Dominant
- Parkinson Disease, Juvenile, Autosomal Recessive
- Parkinsonism, Early Onset, with Diurnal Fluctuation
- Parkinsonism, Early-Onset, With Diurnal Fluctuation
- Parkinsonism, Experimental
- Parkinsonism, Juvenile
- Parkinsonism, Juvenile, Autosomal Dominant
- Parkinsonism, Juvenile, Autosomal Recessive
- Ramsay Hunt Paralysis Syndrome
- Chromosome 6 Linked Autosomal Recessive Parkinsonism
- Diseases, Experimental Parkinson
- Dominant Parkinsonism, Autosomal
- Experimental Parkinson Diseases
- Experimental Parkinsonism, MPTP Induced
- Experimental Parkinsonisms
- Juvenile Parkinsonism
- Juvenile Parkinsonism, Familial
- Juvenile Parkinsonisms
- MPTP Induced Experimental Parkinsonism
- Parkinson Diseases, Experimental
- Parkinsonism, Autosomal Dominant
- Parkinsonism, Autosomal Recessive
- Parkinsonism, Familial Juvenile
- Parkinsonism, MPTP-Induced Experimental
- Parkinsonisms, Experimental
- Parkinsonisms, Juvenile
- Recessive Parkinsonism, Autosomal
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Gen: prefer specifics; do not confuse entry term RAMSAY HUNT PARALYSIS SYNDROME with RAMSAY HUNT AURICULAR SYNDROME see HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS or RAMSAY HUNT CEREBELLAR SYNDROME see MYOCLONIC CEREBELLAR DYSSYNERGIA
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2000; for PARKINSONISM use PARKINSON DISEASE 1978-1999; for PARKINSONIAN SYNDROME use PARKINSON DISEASE, SECONDARY 1974-1999; for RAMSAY HUNT PARALYSIS SYNDROME use PARKINSON DISEASE 1992-1999
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- Parkinson Disease (1966-1999)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Parkinsonian Disorders. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020734. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020734
- Parkinsonian Disorders. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinsonism
- Parkinsonian Disorders. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1531991