PARKINSONIAN SYNDROME
\pˌɑːkɪnsˈə͡ʊni͡ən sˈɪndɹə͡ʊm], \pˌɑːkɪnsˈəʊniən sˈɪndɹəʊm], \p_ˌɑː_k_ɪ_n_s_ˈəʊ_n_iə_n s_ˈɪ_n_d_ɹ_əʊ_m]\
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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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