Parkinson's Disease

Chapter 18:  Parkinson's Disease

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Parkinson's Disease & Other Movement Disorders

Drug Treatment

 

 

Parkinson's Disease

Overview

Syndrome (set of symptoms)

  tremor

  bradykinesia

  rigidity

  characteristic gait/postural abnormality

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  2. Primary Reference: Aminoff, M. J. Parkinson's Disease and Other Extrapyramidal Disorders, In Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 14th edition, (Isselbacher, K.J., Braunwald, E., Wilson, J.D., Martin, J.B., Fauci, A.S. and Kasper, D.L., eds) McGraw-Hill, Inc (Health Professions Division), 1998, pp. 2356-2362

  3. Iacona et al., Am. Surg 60: 777-782, 1994

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