TY - JOUR
T1 - Differentiating Parkinson's disease from other parkinsonian disorders
AU - Alvarez, Maria V.
AU - Evidente, Virgilio Gerald H.
AU - Driver-Dunckley, Erika D.
PY - 2007/9
Y1 - 2007/9
N2 - In 1817, James Parkinson formally described the shaking palsy that is now known as idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Symptoms of PD, however, existed for thousands of years before that time. Descriptions evolved significantly until the term parkinsonism was eventually coined to describe neurologic disorders characterized by the presence of tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia in addition to loss of postural reflexes and freezing. In this article, we present some useful clinical pearls in distinguishing idiopathic PD from atypical parkinsonism or drug-induced parkinsonism.
AB - In 1817, James Parkinson formally described the shaking palsy that is now known as idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Symptoms of PD, however, existed for thousands of years before that time. Descriptions evolved significantly until the term parkinsonism was eventually coined to describe neurologic disorders characterized by the presence of tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia in addition to loss of postural reflexes and freezing. In this article, we present some useful clinical pearls in distinguishing idiopathic PD from atypical parkinsonism or drug-induced parkinsonism.
KW - Atypical parkinsonism
KW - Drug-induced parkinsonism
KW - Parkinsonian plus
KW - Parkinsonism
KW - Tardive movements
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U2 - 10.1055/s-2007-985336
DO - 10.1055/s-2007-985336
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17701873
AN - SCOPUS:34548329258
SN - 0271-8235
VL - 27
SP - 356
EP - 362
JO - Seminars in Neurology
JF - Seminars in Neurology
IS - 4
ER -