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Parkinsonism

[pahr-kin-suh-niz-uhm] / ˈpɑr kɪn səˌnɪz əm /
NOUN
Parkinson's disease
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And it eerily parallels other post-acute infection syndrome scenarios throughout history, including those potentially linked to epidemics of parkinsonism.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023

The cause was complications from an atypical parkinsonism disorder, said his wife, Dianora Contramaestre.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2020

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

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

To address the claustrum’s importance to parkinsonism, the authors turned to patients with the more common, degenerative form of Parkinson’s disease that had deep brain stimulators implanted in their brain.

From Scientific American • Oct. 30, 2018