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secondary parkinsonism

Medical Definition

Conditions which feature clinical manifestations resembling primary parkinson disease that are caused by a known or suspected condition. examples include parkinsonism caused by vascular injury, drugs, trauma, toxin exposure, neoplasms, infections and degenerative or hereditary conditions. clinical features may include bradykinesia, rigidity, parkinsonian gait, and masked facies. in general, tremor is less prominent in secondary parkinsonism than in the primary form. (from joynt, clinical neurology, 1998, ch38, pp39-42)
Related Codes (2)
Code
Description
Billable
Details
G21Secondary parkinsonism
Type 1 Excludes (4)
G21.9Secondary parkinsonism, unspecified

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