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Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System +   
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease with Ptosis and Parkinsonism 
Drug-Induced Akathisia 
Drug-Induced Dyskinesia +   
Heavy Metal Poisoning, Nervous System +   
MPTP Poisoning  
A condition caused by the neurotoxin MPTP which causes selective destruction of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons. Clinical features include irreversible parkinsonian signs including rigidity and bradykinesia (PARKINSON DISEASE, SECONDARY). MPTP toxicity is also used as an animal model for the study of PARKINSON DISEASE. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1072; Neurology 1986 Feb;36(2):250-8)
NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER WITH EARLY-ONSET PARKINSONISM AND BEHAVIORAL ABNORMALITIES  
neuroleptic malignant syndrome 
postencephalitic Parkinson disease 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: MPTP Induced Degeneration of the Striatum ;   MPTP Induced Parkinsonism ;   MPTP Neurotoxicity Syndrome ;   MPTP Neurotoxicity Syndromes ;   Poisoning, 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
Primary IDs: MESH:D020267
Definition Sources: MESH:D020267

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