Definition of "parkinsonism" noun countable and uncountable , plural parkinsonisms
(neurology, pathology) A neurological syndrome characterized by tremor , bradykinesia , rigidity , and postural instability ; a condition with the symptoms of Parkinson 's disease , regardless of its cause . quotations
Quotations However , it is important for the clinician to consider alternative diagnoses , particularly treatable , potentially reversible syndromes such as drug -induced parkinsonism , hydrocephalus and other structural abnormalities , Wilson 's disease , and some forms of toxic , metabolic , and infectious parkinsonism .
2011, Carlo Colosimo, David E. Riley, Gregor K. Wenning, Handbook of Atypical Parkinsonism, Cambridge University Press, page 112