parkinsonian
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of parkinsonian
1905–10; see Parkinson's disease; -ian
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PSP is an atypical parkinsonian disorder, a group of neurodegenerative disorders that resemble Parkinson’s disease in some motor symptoms but typically have more a rapid progression and severe prognosis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
Progressive supranuclear palsy is a form of atypical parkinsonian syndrome, also known as a Parkinson-plus disorder, according to the National Institutes of Health.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
What’s more, the rats developed parkinsonian symptoms: unsteady movements and hunched postures, shaking paws and severe rigidity.
From Science Magazine ● May 4, 2023
This result argues that claustrum activity plays a critical role in generating parkinsonian movement.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 30, 2018
Neurologist Mahlon DeLong at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, proposed that parkinsonian symptoms arise from a higher rate of signalling in a region of the basal ganglia known as the subthalamic nucleus.
From Nature ● Oct. 25, 2016
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