Parkinsonism

Authors

  • João Guimarães Clínica Universitária de Neurologia do Hospital de Egas Moniz SA.; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
  • Paulo Alegria Clínica Universitária de Neurologia do Hospital de Egas Moniz SA.; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Keywords:

parkinsonism, parkinsonian syndrome, atypical, Parkinson’s disease

Abstract

The concept of parkinsonism is described.
The principal clinical aspects of idiopathic
Parkinson’s disease (PDI) and the criteria that
support and/or exclude the diagnosis are outlined as well as some difficulties in the definition
of this entity. The main differential diagnosesare summarised.

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2004-06-30

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Guimarães J, Alegria P. Parkinsonism. RPMI [Internet]. 2004 Jun. 30 [cited 2025 Jan. 18];11(2):109-14. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/1749

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2004): Abril/ Junho

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