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Parkinsonism

Anesthesia Implications

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Pathophysiology

Parkinsonism is the motor syndrome of bradykinesia plus rigidity, resting tremor, and postural instability. Idiopathic Parkinson disease ( PD ) accounts for roughly 80% of it; the remaining fifth is...

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