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Chapter-20 Parkinson’s Disease

BOOK TITLE: Clinical Neurology Made Easy

Author
1. Srinivas HV
ISBN
9789352702510
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14202_21
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
6
Author Affiliations
1. Agadi Hospital and Sagar Hospital, Bengaluru; Narayana Institute of Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Chapter keywords
Parkinson’s disease, vascular parkinsonism, idiopathic Parkinson’s disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, secondary parkinsonism, drug-induced parkinsonism, atypical parkinsonism

Abstract

The tremors in Parkinson’s disease occur at rest (resting tremors) and disappear on movement. Essential tremors on the other hand appear during movement and disappear at rest. Parkinsonism is a syndrome consisting of rigidity, bradykinesia, tremor, and gait disorder. Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder (after Alzheimer’s) which is due to progressive degeneration of dopaminergic nigral cells and intracellular inclusions of Lewy bodies. This chapter covers the clinical features of vascular parkinsonism, differentiation of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease, vascular parkinsonism, normal pressure hydrocephalus, causes of secondary parkinsonism, clinical features of drug-induced parkinsonism, and types of atypical parkinsonism.

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