Symptom Finder - Parkinson Disease
PARKINSON DISEASE
A 44-year-old white male presents to your office with the history of tremor of both hands gradually increasing over the past 8 months. Examination shows tremor, cogwheel rigidity, monotonous speech, masked face, and a short-stepped gait. You diagnose Parkinson disease. You should also consider the possibility of
1. Wilson disease
2. Manganese toxicity
3. Phenothiazine toxicity
4. Other drug toxicity
5. Hyperthyroidism
6. Encephalopathy
7. Essential tremor
8. Diffuse Lewy body disease
9. Corticobasal degeneration
10. Postinfectious parkinsonism
A 44-year-old white male presents to your office with the history of tremor of both hands gradually increasing over the past 8 months. Examination shows tremor, cogwheel rigidity, monotonous speech, masked face, and a short-stepped gait. You diagnose Parkinson disease. You should also consider the possibility of
1. Wilson disease
2. Manganese toxicity
3. Phenothiazine toxicity
4. Other drug toxicity
5. Hyperthyroidism
6. Encephalopathy
7. Essential tremor
8. Diffuse Lewy body disease
9. Corticobasal degeneration
10. Postinfectious parkinsonism