Secondary Parkinsonism

Secondary Parkinsonism as a Disease

Secondary Parkinsonism: Type of or association with medical condition Parkinson's Disease.
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Secondary Parkinsonism: Secondary Parkinsonism is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Parkinson's Disease

Secondary Parkinsonism as a subtype of Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's Disease (medical condition): Degenerative brain condition characterised by tremor.

Parkinson's Disease (medical condition): A degenerative brain disorder that typically appears after 50 but can occur in younger adults. The charactistic symptom of Parkinson's is uncontrollable shaking called tremor, usually starting in the hands. Gradual progression of Parkinson's disease causes symptoms throughout the body. In many cases the cause is unclear, but Secondary Parkinson's disease can occur can be caused by various underlying causes such as brain injury or certain brain infections.

Parkinson's Disease: Parkinson disease, first described by James Parkinson in 1817, is a growing national problem, with more than half a million Americans affected at any one time. Most people are over 50 years old when the disease appears, although it can occur in younger patients. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

Parkinson's disease belongs to a group of conditions called motor system disorders. Parkinson's and related disorders are the result of the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Parkinson's Disease Information Page: NINDS)

Hierarchical classifications of Secondary Parkinsonism

The following list attempts to classify Secondary Parkinsonism into categories where each line is subset of the next.

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Paralysis agitans
• HEREDITARY AND DEGENERATIVE DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
• DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SENSE ORGANS
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

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