parkinsonian

[pahr-kin-soh-nee-uhn]

adjective

Pathology.

1. (sometimes initial capital letter),  of, related to, or resembling Parkinson's disease.

Word History and Origins

Origin of parkinsonian¹

1905–10; Parkinson's disease; -ian

Example Sentences

But in 2007 he was diagonosed with a condition called Parkinsonian syndrome, then in 2019 with Parkinson's disease.

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Progressive supranuclear palsy is a form of atypical parkinsonian syndrome, also known as a Parkinson-plus disorder, according to the National Institutes of Health.

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What’s more, the rats developed parkinsonian symptoms: unsteady movements and hunched postures, shaking paws and severe rigidity.

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Like rotenone, paraquat causes rodents to develop parkinsonian symptoms and pathology, and other researchers have used it to make animal models of the disease.

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Atypical Parkinsonian disorders have some signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s — muscle stiffness, tremor and problems with walking, balance and fine motor coordination — but do not respond well to treatment with drugs commonly used against Parkinson’s, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.

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