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Is there any difference betwee parkinsonism and parkinson's disease?
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YES: Sir james parkinson in 1817 described what he called shaking palsy now known as parkinson's disease. Symptoms similar to the symptoms can occur with some medications or in a group of diseases known as parkinson plus syndromes . Parkinsonism is the term reserved for this group.
Answered 8/5/2012
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