parkinsonism

n. any disorder whose symptoms resemble those of Parkinson’s disease, with or without the actual presence of the disease. Antipsychotic agents with strong dopamine-blocking activity, particularly the high-potency antipsychotics (e.g., haloperidol), may cause the usually reversible syndrome known as drug-induced parkinsonism (pseudoparkinsonism).

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February 19th 2025

fascia

n. (pl. fasciae) a sheet or band of fibrous tissue covering, separating, or binding together muscles, organs, and other soft-tissue structures of the body. —fascial adj.