Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Secondary and Atypical Parkinsonism

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

Decrease in facial expressions;
Difficulty starting and controlling movement;
Loss or weakness of movement (paralysis);
Soft voice;
Stiffness of the trunk, arms, or legs;
Tremor;

PhysicalFindings

ClinicalTests

RiskFactors

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

ProgressionFromCondition

Brain injury;
Diffuse Lewy body disease (a type of dementia);
Encephalitis;
HIV/AIDS;
Meningitis;
Multiple system atrophy;
Progressive supranuclear palsy;
Stroke;
Wilson disease;
Brain damage caused by anesthesia drugs (such as during surgery);
Carbon monoxide poisoning;
Certain medicines used to treat mental disorders or nausea (metoclopramide and prochlorperazine);
Mercury poisoning and other chemical poisonings;
Overdoses of narcotics;
MPTP (a contaminant in some street drugs);

TreatmentOptions

PharmOptions

WebLink

https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/professional/neurologic-disorders/movement-and-cerebellar-disorders/secondary-and-atypical-parkinsonism