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Parkinsonian, n.1 and a.1 Med.|pɑːkɪnˈsəʊnɪən|
Also parkinsonian.
[f. Parkinson1 + -ian.]
A. n. A person affected with Parkinsonism.
1899Church & Peterson Nervous & Mental Dis. vii. iii. 516 The gait of Parkinsonians is strikingly peculiar. 1949Lancet 26 Feb. 364/2 The parkinsonian has difficulty in starting to walk, and in stopping when once started. 1973M. Riklan L-Dopa & Parkinsonism iii. 185 In the usual therapeutic dosages, L-Dopa has a wide variety of behavioral effects, both positive and negative, on the behavior of the parkinsonian.
B. adj. Characteristic of or affected with Parkinsonism.
1906P. Stewart Diagnosis Nervous Dis. xvii. 243 The posture and gait of paralysis agitans are diagnostic... In a well-marked case the patient stands with the trunk stooping forwards, the face appearing ‘starched’ and expressionless—the so-called ‘Parkinsonian mask’, in which there is little or no emotional play of features. 1930Arch. Ophthalm. IV. 364 Neurologic examination revealed a characteristic postencephalitic parkinsonian facies, gait and attitude. 1933W. R. Brain Dis. Nervous Syst. viii. 447 The Parkinsonian gait..is usually slow, shuffling, and composed of small steps. 1970Nature 4 Apr. 23/2 It is likely..that at least 50 per cent of the total Parkinsonian population may obtain benefit from l-dopa. |