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| Year : 2018 | Volume
: 66
| Issue : 7 | Page : 15--25 |
Parkinsonian syndromes: A review
Prachaya Srivanitchapoom, Yuvadee Pitakpatapee, Arpakorn Suengtaworn
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Prachaya Srivanitchapoom
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, 2 Wanglang Road, Bangkok-noi, Bangkok 10700
Thailand
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.226459
Since James Parkinson published his remarkable clinical observations in the “An Essay On The Shaking Palsy” in 1817, the number of diseases included in the spectrum of parkinsonian syndromes (a group of diseases that have some part of their clinical features resembling those seen in Parkinson's disease), are growing. Careful history taking, comprehensive neurological examination, and utilization of proper investigations will lead the physicians to make an accurate diagnosis of the specific disease entity present. In this recent review, we cover the issue of classification of parkinsonian syndromes, and comprehensively review the characteristic features of the commonly encountered diseases that present with this syndrome. The salient aspects of the epidemiology, key clinical features, proper investigations, and possible treatment options of these diseases have also been addressed.
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