Medically, parkinsonism refers to any condition that causes symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease tremors at rest, muscle rigidity, slow movement, and changes in walking.

He noted that the key to solving the case was using the T1 MRI sequence. "It's frequent that we do MRI for patients with atypical parkinsonism, but usually we would go to the flare [a manipulation ...

Atypical parkinsonism, or the so-called Parkinson-plus syndromes, does not respond to dopaminergic or other therapies that are used for Parkinson's disease. The 2 most common of these conditions ...

Summary The goal of this study was to evaluate possible racial and socioeconomic disparities in 1159 patients with parkinsonism who received treatment at a tertiary movement disorders center ...

Parkinsonism causes a combination of the movement abnormalities that are typical in Parkinson's disease, such as tremors and impaired movement, and often ushers in Parkinson's.

Parkinsonism was linked with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in athletes, an analysis of cross-sectional data suggested. Nearly one in four (24.7%) of 481 deceased contact sports ...

Results of the study found that CHC increased the risk of parkinsonism by 31% after adjustments for age, sex, and comorbidities were made (HR: 1.306; 95% CI: 1.208, 1.412).

(University of Copenhagen – The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences) Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the Copenhagen University Hospital have identified a particular genetic ...

Parkinsonism results from damage to nerve cells below the thalamus, deep in the brain. Though the cause of this damage in many cases cannot be traced, it is known that encephalitis is often to blame.

Association of Statins With Cerebral Atherosclerosis and Incident Parkinsonism in Older Adults. Neurology, 2022 DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200182 ...

For the past year or so, Sterling Marlin's brain would tell his right hand to complete a fine-motor task, such as cranking a boat or buttoning the collar on a shirt. And the fingers on that hand ...