Other acquired symptomatic parkinsonian syndromes
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780192619112.003.0547
A wide variety of acquired medical conditions can cause parkinsonian syndromes, and they are outlined in the immediately preceding chapters. The commonest is drug-induced parkinsonism, resulting from dopamine receptor blocking or dopamine store-depleting medications. This chapter consists of a miscellaneous group of unrelated acquired disorders which are, generally speaking, uncommon causes of akinetic–rigid syndromes.
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