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paralysis agitans

NOUN
Parkinson's disease
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Sir Henry Head, 79, famed British neurologist; of paralysis agitans; in Reading, England.

From Time Magazine Archive

His paralysis agitans involved his whole emaciated body in one miserable stammer.

From Time Magazine Archive

Chorea, neglected or improperly treated, or too frequently pursuing its natural course, degenerates into paralysis agitans.

From The Dog by Youatt, William

This spread and finally became typical of paralysis agitans.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

In the old days when malaria was a common diagnosis for many different conditions, paralysis agitans apparently followed malaria so often that there was thought to be some connection between the two diseases.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)




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