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In [[neurology]], '''Parkinsonian disorders''' are "a group of disorders which feature impaired motor control characterized by [[bradykinesia]], [[muscle rigidity]]; [[tremor]]; and postural instability. Parkinsonian diseases are generally divided into [[Parkinson disease|primary Parkinsonism]], [[secondary Parkinson disease|secondary Parkinsonism]] and inherited forms. These conditions are associated with dysfunction of dopaminergic or closely related motor integration neuronal pathways in the [[basal ganglia]]."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
In medical [[neurology]], '''Parkinsonian disorders''' share features with [[Parkinson disease]]<ref>{{citation
| url = http://www.mayoclinic.org/parkinsons-disease/types.html
| publisher = Mayo Clinic
| title = Parkinson's disease}}</ref>. "The four primary symptoms of PD are [[tremor]], or trembling in hands, arms, legs, jaw, and face; [[rigidity (neurology)|rigidity]], or stiffness of the limbs and trunk; [[bradykinesia]], or slowness of movement; and [[postural instability]], or impaired balance and coordination".<ref>{{citation
| url = http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/parkinsons_disease/parkinsons_disease.htm
| title = NINDS Parkinson's Disease Information Page
| publisher = National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke}}</ref>
 
Formally, they are "a group of disorders which feature impaired motor control characterized by [[bradykinesia]], [[muscle rigidity]]; [[tremor]]; and [[postural instability]]. Parkinsonian diseases are generally divided into [[Parkinson disease|primary Parkinsonism]], [[secondary Parkinson disease|secondary Parkinsonism]] and inherited forms. These conditions are associated with dysfunction of dopaminergic or closely related motor integration neuronal pathways in the [[basal ganglia]]."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>


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In medical neurology, Parkinsonian disorders share features with Parkinson disease[1]. "The four primary symptoms of PD are tremor, or trembling in hands, arms, legs, jaw, and face; rigidity, or stiffness of the limbs and trunk; bradykinesia, or slowness of movement; and postural instability, or impaired balance and coordination".[2]

Formally, they are "a group of disorders which feature impaired motor control characterized by bradykinesia, muscle rigidity; tremor; and postural instability. Parkinsonian diseases are generally divided into primary Parkinsonism, secondary Parkinsonism and inherited forms. These conditions are associated with dysfunction of dopaminergic or closely related motor integration neuronal pathways in the basal ganglia."[3]

References

  1. Parkinson's disease, Mayo Clinic
  2. NINDS Parkinson's Disease Information Page, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke
  3. Anonymous (2024), Parkinsonian disorder (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.