ATHEROSCLEROTIC PARKINSONISM
\ˌaθəɹˌɒskləɹˈɒtɪk pɑːkˈɪnsənˌɪzəm], \ˌaθəɹˌɒskləɹˈɒtɪk pɑːkˈɪnsənˌɪzəm], \ˌa_θ_ə_ɹ_ˌɒ_s_k_l_ə_ɹ_ˈɒ_t_ɪ_k p_ɑː_k_ˈɪ_n_s_ə_n_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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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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