Definition of parkinsonism
n.
1.
A
degenerative
nervous
disorder
occurring
mostly
in
persons
older
than
60
years
,
characterized
in
advanced
stages
by
rhythmic
muscular
tremors
,
especially
in
the
hands
,
and
by
rigidity
of
movement
,
a
drooping
posture
,
slow
speech
,
and
a
masklike
facial
expression
;
the
term
designates
a
set
of
symptoms
,
and
the
underlying
disease
causing
these
symptoms
is
most
commonly
Parkinson's disease
.
Parkinsonism
results
from
a
deficiency
in
the
neurotransmitter
dopamine
caused
by
degeneration
of
the
cells
producing
that
agent
.
It
can
be
mitigated
by
chemotherapy
with
agents
such
as
levodopa
(
3-hydroxy-L-tyrosine
).
A
Mayo
Clinic
study
finds
parkinsonism
,
a
group
of
ailments
that
includes
Parkinson
'
s
disease
,
is
three
times
more
common
than
previously
thought
and
men
are
more
likely
to
develop
it
than
women
.
The
study
,
published
Tuesday
in
the
journal
Neurology
,
found
the
lifetime
risk
of
developing
parkinsonism
is
7
.
5
percent
,
three
times
higher
than
previously
thought
.
- UPI (Jan. 2, 1999
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'
s
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