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  2. Periodic limb movement disorder - Wikipedia

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    Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) is a sleep disorder where the patient moves limbs involuntarily and periodically during sleep, and has symptoms or problems related to the movement. PLMD should not be confused with restless legs syndrome (RLS), which is characterized by a voluntary response to an urge to move legs due to discomfort.

  3. Parkinson's disease - Wikipedia

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    Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a neurodegenerative disease of mainly the central nervous system that affects both the motor and non-motor systems of the body. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and, as the disease progresses, non-motor symptoms become more common. Usual symptoms include tremors, slowness of movement ...

  4. Restless legs syndrome - Wikipedia

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    2.5–15% (US)[4] Restless legs syndrome, (also known as restless leg syndrome (RLS)and Willis–Ekbom disease(WED), is a neurological disorder, usually chronic, that causes an overwhelming urge to move one's legs. [2][10]There is often an unpleasant feeling in the legs that improves temporarily by moving them.[2]

  5. Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale - Wikipedia

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    The unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS) is used to follow the longitudinal course of Parkinson's disease. The UPD rating scale is the most commonly used scale in the clinical study of Parkinson's disease. [1] The UPDRS is made up of these sections: [2] Part I: evaluation of mentation, behavior, and mood

  6. Parkinsonism - Wikipedia

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    Parkinsonism is a clinical syndrome characterized by tremor, bradykinesia (slowed movements), rigidity, and postural instability. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Both hypokinetic (bradykinesia and akinesia) as well as hyperkinetic (cogwheel rigidity and tremors at rest) features are displayed by Parkinsonism. [ 3 ] These are the four motor symptoms found in ...

  7. Parkinsonian gait - Wikipedia

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    Parkinsonian gait (or festinating gait, from Latin festinare [to hurry]) is the type of gait exhibited by patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). [2] It is often described by people with Parkinson's as feeling like being stuck in place, when initiating a step or turning, and can increase the risk of falling. [3]

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