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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010302
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Preferred Name

Parkinson Disease, Secondary

Definitions
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)
Synonyms
Parkinsonism, Symptomatic
Parkinson Disease, Symptomatic
Secondary Vascular Parkinson Disease
Parkinsonism, Secondary
Parkinson Disease, Secondary Vascular
Parkinsonism, Atherosclerotic
Secondary Parkinsonism
Symptomatic Parkinson Disease
Secondary Parkinson Disease
Symptomatic Parkinsonism
Atherosclerotic Parkinsonism
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