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Parkinsonism

[pahr-kin-suh-niz-uhm] / ˈpɑr kɪn səˌnɪz əm /
NOUN
Parkinson's disease
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A clinical trial is currently underway to do just that — so that the history of post-encephalitic parkinsonism in the years following the Spanish Flu does not repeat itself.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the Boston University CTE Center says, is associated with “memory loss, confusion, impaired judgment, impulse control problems, aggression, depression, suicidality, parkinsonism, and eventually progressive dementia.”

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2020

He had vascular parkinsonism, a neurological disorder that affects mobility, said his wife, Jacky Bell.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2019

The authors’ study provides compelling reasons to re-examine the roles of PINK1 and parkin beyond inherited forms of parkinsonism.

From Nature • Jul. 16, 2019

Also, altering that activity provides relief from parkinsonism.

From Scientific American • Oct. 30, 2018