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paralysis agitans

British  
/ ˈædʒɪˌtænz /

noun

  1. another name for Parkinson's disease

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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His paralysis agitans involved his whole emaciated body in one miserable stammer.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sir Henry Head, 79, famed British neurologist; of paralysis agitans; in Reading, England.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Frenkel Method.—In recent years the application of the Frenkel directed movement method, modified somewhat from its application in tabes, has attracted attention in the therapeutics of paralysis agitans.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

It might very well be expected, then, that Frenkel's method in many cases would do good in paralysis agitans and it has proved to be another adjunct in the treatment of the affection.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

Chorea, neglected or improperly treated, or too frequently pursuing its natural course, degenerates into paralysis agitans.

From The Dog by Youatt, William

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