Parkinsonism

Parkinsonism is a clinical <a href="/facts/Syndrome/JFVb3x8f">syndrome</a> characterized by <a href="/facts/Tremor/rD6ogM7X">tremor</a>, <a href="/facts/Bradykinesia/szUKFDEn">bradykinesia</a> (slowed movements), <a href="/facts/Rigidity_(neurology)/XLnsqIDJ">rigidity</a>, and <a href="/facts/Balance_disorder/bNx5197G">postural instability</a>. 
Both hypokinetic features (bradykinesia and akinesia) and hyperkinetic features (cogwheel rigidity and tremors at rest) are displayed in parkinsonism. These are the four <a href="/facts/Parkinson%2527s_disease/xpekKj6x">motor signs</a> that are found in <a href="/facts/Parkinson%2527s_disease/xpekKj6x">Parkinson's disease</a> (PD) – after which Parkinsonism is named – and in <a href="/facts/Dementia_with_Lewy_bodies/Sw6vTGkh">dementia with Lewy bodies</a> (DLB), <a href="/facts/Parkinson%2527s_disease_dementia/nE8dqpLP">Parkinson's disease dementia</a> (PDD), and many other conditions. 
This set of signs occurs in a wide range of conditions and may have many causes, including <a href="/facts/Neurodegenerative/HTDrVEqc">neurodegenerative</a> conditions, drugs, <a href="/facts/Toxin/11oUNk7n">toxins</a>, <a href="/facts/Metabolic_disease/mXnwRURT">metabolic diseases</a>, and neurological conditions other than Parkinson's disease.

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Parkinsonism