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2. Parkinson-plus syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Parkinson-plus syndromes (PPS) are a group of neurodegenerative [1] diseases featuring the classical features of Parkinson's disease (tremor, rigidity, akinesia / bradykinesia, and postural instability) with additional features that distinguish them from simple idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Parkinson-plus syndromes are either inherited ...

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. Multiple system atrophy - Wikipedia

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   5 per 100,000 people. Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder [ 1 ] characterized by tremors, slow movement, muscle rigidity, and postural instability (collectively known as parkinsonism), autonomic dysfunction and ataxia. This is caused by progressive degeneration of neurons in several parts of the brain including ...

5. 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 ...

6. Corticobasal degeneration - Wikipedia

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   Neurology. Corticobasal degeneration (CBD) is a rare neurodegenerative disease involving the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia. [ 1 ] CBD symptoms typically begin in people from 50 to 70 years of age, and typical survival before death is eight years.

7. Levodopa - Wikipedia

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   Levodopa is an amino acid and a substituted phenethylamine and catecholamine. Analogues and prodrugs of levodopa include melevodopa, etilevodopa, foslevodopa, and XP-21279. Some of these, like melevodopa and foslevodopa, are approved for the treatment of Parkinson's disease similarly to levodopa.