parkinsonismn.1
/ˈpɑːkɪnsənɪz(ə)m/, /ˈpɑːkɪnsn̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈpɑrkəns(ə)nˌɪz(ə)m/ Medicine.
A syndrome resembling Parkinson's disease but associated with other diseases of the central nervous system, exposure to certain toxins, or the use of certain drugs. Also (more fully idiopathic parkinsonism): Parkinson's disease itself.
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paralysis agitans1817
Parkinson's disease1877
parkinsonism1923
Parkinson's syndrome1933
1923 Brain 46 268 Post-encephalitic Parkinsonism is usually due to degeneration of the substantia nigra.
1949 Lancet 12 Feb. 258/1 A patient with advanced parkinsonism..was bedridden owing to extreme rigidity.
1966 G. P. Wright & W. S. Symmers Systemic Pathol. II. xxxiv. 1292/2 Tremor and rigidity may develop in other diseases, and it is usual to refer to this syndrome as Parkinsonism. Postencephalitic Parkinsonism..is the most familiar example of this disability; it also occurs in chronic manganese poisoning and in patients who have survived severe carbon monoxide or nitrous oxide intoxication.
1974 E. Ambler Dr. Frigo ii. 110 If you can catch Parkinsonism in the early stages treatment nowadays can do a lot to help the patient.
1988 Ann. Neurol. 24 574 It has been hypothesized that idiopathic parkinsonism might be due to age-related attrition of dopamine neurons occurring long after an initial acute episode.
2003 Movement Disorders 18 (Suppl. 7) 28 Drug-induced parkinsonism, a common, underdiagnosed health problem and psychogenic parkinsonism are causes of Parkinson's syndrome which, evidence suggests, occurs without degeneration of nigrostriatal structures.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
Parkinsonismn.2
/ˈpɑːkɪnsənɪz(ə)m/, /ˈpɑːkɪnsn̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈpɑrkənsəˌnɪz(ə)m/ The principle or doctrine reflected in Parkinson's law; an instance of this.
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1957 Life 15 Apr. 57/1 Maybe where the squeeze ought to be applied hardest is on ‘Parkinsonism’, that trend for every bureau to proliferate.
1964 New Society 29 Oct. 6/2 In spite of the charges of Parkinsonism, Mr. Wilson's administration is fairly orthodox in its size and structure.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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