An Essay on the Shaking Palsy
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An Essay on the Shaking Palsy is the 1817 medical monograph by James Parkinson that first clinically described the disease now known as Parkinson’s disease.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medical monograph
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | James Parkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedBy | modern neurology textbooks ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describesCourseOfDisease | chronic and progressive ⓘ |
| describesFeature |
absence of paralysis
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absence of sensory loss ⓘ slowly progressive motor disorder ⓘ |
| describesPatientGroup | elderly individuals ⓘ |
| describesSymptom |
bent posture
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difficulty walking ⓘ muscular weakness ⓘ postural instability ⓘ resting tremor ⓘ |
| field |
medicine
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neurology ⓘ |
| firstClinicalDescriptionOf | Parkinson's disease GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorCitizenship | British ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
apothecary
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palaeontologist ⓘ surgeon ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | established clinical criteria for Parkinsonian syndrome ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | foundational description of Parkinson's disease ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
clinical neurology
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movement disorder classification ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfterAuthorIn | Parkinson's disease NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTermUsedForDisease | shaking palsy ⓘ |
| pages | 66 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1817 ⓘ |
| publisherLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
extrapyramidal diseases
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movement disorders ⓘ |
| subject | Parkinson's disease ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| title | An Essay on the Shaking Palsy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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